Long-term increase in dissolved organic carbon in streamwaters in Norway is response to reduced acid deposition

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 7706-7713

  De Wit, Heleen A ^a   Mulder, Jan ^b   Hindar, Atle ^a   Hole, Lars ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT TOC EXPORT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC);

ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBOXYL GROUP; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC CARBON;

CATCHMENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ACID DEPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; PH; STREAMWATER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); IONIC STRENGTH; NORWAY; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ACIDS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORWAY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 36249024311     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070557f     Document Type: Article

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