Episodic acidification of small streams in the northeastern united states: ionic controls of episodes

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 389-407

  Wigington Jr , P J ^a   Dewalle, D R ^b   Murdoch, P S ^c   Kretser, W A ^d   Simonin, H A ^e   Van Sickle, J ^f   Baker, J P ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^f ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondack mountains; Base cations; Catskill mountains; Episodic acidification; Hydrologic events; Nitrogen; Northern appalachian plateau; Organic acids; Rainstorms; Snow melt; Streams; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000451391     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269378     Document Type: Article

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