Assessment Of Energetic Compounds, Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds, And Trace Elements In Streambed Sediment And Stream Water From Streams Draining Munitions Firing Points And Impact Areas, Fort Riley, Kansas, 2007 thru 2008

An assessment of energetic compounds (explosive and propellant residues) and associated semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and trace elements in streambed sediment and stream water from streams draining munitions ring points and impact areas at Fort Riley, northeast Kansas, was performed during 2007–08 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the U.S. Army. Streambed sediment from 16 sampling sites and stream-water samples from 5 sites were collected at or near Fort Riley and analyzed for as many as 17 energetic compounds, 65 SVOCs, and 27 trace elements.