Long-term recovery of lakes in the Adirondack region of New York to decreases in acidic deposition

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-64

  Waller, Kristin ^a   Driscoll, Charles ^a   Lynch, Jason ^b   Newcomb, Dani ^b   Roy, Karen ^c  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Acid neutralizing capacity; Acid rain program; Adirondacks; Atmospheric deposition; Sulfate; TIME

Indexed keywords

ACID NEUTRALIZING CAPACITY; ACID RAIN PROGRAM; ADIRONDACKS; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; SULFATE; TIME;

ACID RAIN; ATMOSPHERICS; BUDGET CONTROL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATERSHEDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SURFACE WATER;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; ACID RAIN; ANION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EMISSION INVENTORY; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LAKE WATER; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC ACID; POLLUTION CONTROL; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ACID DEPOSITION; ACID RAIN; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED; WET DEPOSITION;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83055176405     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.031     Document Type: Article

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