Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Water Chemistry in Evaluating the Origin of Contamination in Many Devils Wash, Shiprock, New Mexico

[摘要] This report evaluates the chemistry of seep water occurring in three desert drainages near Shiprock, New Mexico: Many Devils Wash, Salt Creek Wash, and Eagle Nest Arroyo. Through the use of geochemical plotting tools and multivariate statistical analysis techniques, analytical results of samples collected from the three drainages are compared with the groundwater chemistry at a former uranium mill in the Shiprock area (the Shiprock site), managed by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management. The objective of this study was to determine, based on the water chemistry of the samples, if statistically significant patterns or groupings are apparent between the sample populations and, if so, whether there are any reasonable explanations for those groupings.

[发布日期] 2012-12-31

[学科分类] 环境科学（综合）

[关键词] WATER CHEMISTRY;GROUND WATER;GEOCHEMISTRY;MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;NEW MEXICO;FEED MATERIALS PLANTS;COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS;CONTAMINATION;DESERTS;DRAINAGE