Changes in aluminum concentrations and speciation in lakes across the northeastern U.S. following reductions in acidic deposition

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 8668-8674

  Warby, Richard A F ^a   Johnson, Chris E ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^a  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; DYES; LAKES; LIGHT METALS;

ACIDIC DEPOSITIONS; ALUMINUM CONCENTRATIONS; AQUATIC BIOTAS; DETECTION LIMITS; UNITED STATES;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; LAKE WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ACID DEPOSITION; ALUMINUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LAKE POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; POND; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ACIDS; ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NEW ENGLAND; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57449117513     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es801125d     Document Type: Article

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