Acid neutralisation capacity measurements within natural waters: Towards a standardised approach

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 243-244, Issue , 1999, Pages 233-241

  Neal, Colin ^a   Reynolds, Brian ^b   Robson, Alice J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid neutralising capacity; Acidification; Alkalinity; ANC; Freshwaters

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATION; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC MATTER;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; ALKALINIZATION; METHODOLOGY; STREAMWATER;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; STOICHIOMETRY; TITRIMETRY; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 0032806315     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00385-X     Document Type: Article

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