Peer-reviewedCC BYBulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology
Selected Trace Metals in Four Major Surface-Water Reservoirs of the Houston Metropolitan Area.
- 1Department of Chemistry, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA.
- 2Department of Chemistry, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA. [email protected].
Abstract
This technical note reports selected trace metals in four major surface-water reservoirs associated with the Houston metropolitan region. Shoreline surface-water samples from Lake Houston, Lake Livingston, Lake Conroe, and Clear Lake were analyzed for As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) following U.S. EPA Method 200.8 quality-control procedures. Copper was the dominant analyte in all reservoirs, with mean concentrations of 9.82-15.5 µg L⁻¹. Measured concentrations were low, and arsenic and lead were below relevant federal drinking-water benchmarks. These results provide a concise descriptive baseline for future reservoir monitoring.
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BibTeX
@article{alshehri2026selected,
title = {{Selected Trace Metals in Four Major Surface-Water Reservoirs of the Houston Metropolitan Area.}},
author = {Ali D Alshehri and Sonya Good and Jacob Wei and Tuan Phan},
journal = {Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1007/s00128-026-04358-0},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42961461},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Selected Trace Metals in Four Major Surface-Water Reservoirs of the Houston Metropolitan Area.
AU - Ali D Alshehri
AU - Sonya Good
AU - Jacob Wei
AU - Tuan Phan
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/30
JO - Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology
DO - 10.1007/s00128-026-04358-0
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42961461
AB - This technical note reports selected trace metals in four major surface-water reservoirs associated with the Houston metropolitan region. Shoreline surface-water samples from Lake Houston, Lake Livingston, Lake Conroe, and Clear Lake were analyzed for As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) following U.S. EPA Method 200.8 quality-control procedures. Copper was the dominant analyte in all reservoirs, with mean concentrations of 9.82-15.5 µg L⁻¹. Measured concentrations were low, and arsenic and lead were below relevant federal drinking-water benchmarks. These results provide a concise descriptive baseline for future reservoir monitoring.
SN - 0007-4861
SN - 1432-0800
ER -