Response of surface water chemistry to reduced levels of acid precipitation: Comparison of trends in two regions of New York, USA

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1611-1627

  Burns, Douglas A ^a   McHale, Michael R ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^b   Roy, Karen M ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Acid precipitation; Adirondacks; ANC; Catskills; DOC; New York; Nitrate; Sulphate; Surface water chemistry; Trends

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITRATES; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID PREICIPITATION; ADIRONDACKS; CATSKILLS; SURFACE WATER CHEMISTRY;

SURFACE WATERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITRATES; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDUCTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS;

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE VARIATION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; APPALACHIANS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646034611     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5961     Document Type: Article

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