Charles N. Alpers
Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley (1986)
Research Associate

Environmental geochemistry of mineral deposits. Current research includes multi-disciplinary investigation of mercury contamination and bioaccumulation in the Sierra Nevada associated with historical gold mining; trace metals and colloid transport in surface waters; acid mine drainage; efflorescent sulfate minerals; application of stable and radiogenic isotopes to environmental problems.

cnalpers@usgs.gov

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