concentration was at the lower end of the range shown by the entire 

 sample set; the total phosphorous was not analyzed. 



The Hoskins Pond sample showed an iron concentration ranking mid- 

 range among sites in it's classification. Most other trace element 

 concentrations were below detection limits. 



Chemical history. No other quantitative water chemistry data are 

 known from Hoskins Pond. A partial analysis of water from Hoskins 

 Lake proper, collected in 1994, shows similarly dilute, mildly 

 alkaline characteristics. Generally, this site can be inferred 

 show less variability in water chemistry than most of the sample 

 sites. 



Sediments. The concentrations of extractable copper and iron 

 ranked in the mid-range for Rocky Mountain sites, while arsenic and 

 zinc were reported toward the lower end of their respective ranges 

 for sites classified with Hoskins Lake. Most other trace element 

 concentrations were below detection limits. The copper 

 concentration exceeded the mean value for soils of the western 

 United States by a factor of 1.2; arsenic and zinc concentrations 

 were below their respective regional mean values. 



