Back to the basics - Estimating the sensitivity of freshwater to acidification using traditional approaches

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1227-1236

  Krzyzanowski, Judi ^a   Innes, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Critical loads; Cumulative effects; First Nations; Northeast British Columbia

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; DEPOSITION; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LAKES; PH; SULFUR; WATER;

ACID DEPOSITION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CRITICAL LOAD; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; FIRST NATIONS; FRESH WATER; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NORTHEAST BRITISH COLUMBIA; SULPHUR EMISSIONS; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES;

ALKALINITY;

FRESH WATER; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID DEPOSITION; ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKE WATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR; WATER QUALITY;

ACID DEPOSITION; ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAKE; LAND USE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 77649275166     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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