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Main Title

Experimental Acidification of a Stream in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire.

Author

Hall, R. J. ; Likens, G. E. ; Fiance, S. B. ; Hendrey, G. R. ;

CORP Author

New York State Coll. of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca. Ecology and Systematics Section.;Environmental Research Lab.-Du luth, MN.

Year Published

1980

Report Number

EPA-600/J-80-441;

Stock Number

PB84-124254

Additional Subjects

Water pollution ; Sulfuric acid ; Nitric acid ; pH ; New Hampshire ; Streams ; Air pollution ; Acidification ; Lakes ; Reprints ; Acid rain ; Air water interactions ; Water pollution effects(Animals) ; Ecosystems

Holdings

Library	Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Last Modified	Checkout Status
NTIS	PB84-124254	Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown.		07/26/2022

Collation

16p

Abstract

Incident precipitation in the northeastern United States averages about pH 4 as a result of increased pollution from sulfuric and nitric acids. To determine the effect of this increased acidity on the ecology of aquatic ecosystems, dilute concentrations of sulfuric acid were added to Norris Brook, a stream in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, West Thornton, New Hampshire, USA. The stream was maintained at pH 4 from April to September 1977. Stream acidification decreased species diversity, increased representation of community dominants, and decreased the complexity of the food web.

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