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Main Title Acidic Deposition and Aquatic Ecosystems: Regional Case Studies.
Author Charles, D. F. ; Christie, S. ;
CORP Author Indiana Univ. at Bloomington. ;NSI Technology Services Corp., Corvallis, OR.;Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR.
Publisher Aug 90
Year Published 1990
Report Number EPA/600/3-90/067;
Stock Number PB90-265208
Additional Subjects Acidification ; Precipitation(Meteorology) ; Lakes ; Streams ; States(United States) ; Water chemistry ; Surface waters ; Alkalinity ; Concentration(Composition) ; Sulfates ; Anions ; Watersheds ; Inorganic nitrates ; Limnology ; Neutralizing ; Cation exchanging ; pH ; Invertebrates ; Fishes ; Plankton ; Tables(Data) ; Aquatic ecosystems ; Regional analysis ; Case studies ; Wet deposition ; Acid rain
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NTIS  PB90-265208 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The book is the first comprehensive, integrated synthesis of available information on the current and potential effects of acidic deposition on lakes and streams in geographic regions of the United States having significant numbers of low-alkalinity surface waters. It presents and evaluates data for entire regions and is national in scope. The authors have collected the results of diverse studies of aquatic ecosystems. The authors stress the current status of water chemistry and the processes important in controlling water chemistry. Authors of case study chapters have characterized these processes on a regional basis by using, assessing, and comparing high-quality data sets. A major conclusion demonstrated by these regional comparisons is that there is substantial diversity among regions with respect to the nature of surface waters and the processes affecting them. The most important contributions of the book are the descriptions of intra- and inter-regional variations in surface water chemistry and its controlling factors, and the assessment of the significance of these variations to our understanding of the acidic deposition phenomenon and its implications for public policy decisions.