Assessment of Mercury and Methylmercury in Water, Sediment, and Biota in Sulphur Creek in the Vicinity of the Clyde Gold Mine and the Elgin Mercury Mine, Colusa County, California

At the request of the U. S. Bureau of Land Management, we performed a study during April?July 2010 to characterize mercury (Hg), monomethyl mercury (MMeHg), and other geochemical constituents in sediment, water, and biota at the Clyde Gold Mine and the Elgin Mercury Mine, located in neighboring subwatersheds of Sulphur Creek, Colusa County, California. This study was in support of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act - Removal Site Investigation.