The response of lake water in the Adirondack region of New York to changes in acidic deposition

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-198

  Driscoll, C T ^a   Postek, K M ^a   Mateti, D ^a   Sequeira, K ^a   Aber, J D ^b   Kretser, W J ^c   Mitchell, M J ^d   Raynal, D J ^d  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid neutralizing capacity; Acidic deposition; Adirondacks; Lakes; Nitrogen saturation; Sulfate; Surface water acidification; Water chemistry trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001542626     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9011(98)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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