Development of an empirical model of episodic acidification in Coastal Plain streams

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:7034040

Gerritsen, J; Dietz, J; Wilson, H

The study forms part of an ongoing process to develop understanding of the effects of acidic deposition in Maryland and to develop tools for managing its consequences on natural resources. Episodic acidification is common in poorly buffered streams of the Coastal Plain of Maryland and may harm sensitive life stages of migratory fish that spawn in small sreams of the region. The study described here was intended to test and validate the modeling approach with independent data and to improve the confidence of model predictions.

• Research Organization: Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States). ESM Operations
• OSTI ID: 7034040
• Report Number(s): PB-92-235902/XAB; CNN: PR86-043-01
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB90-161928 and PB90-162231. Prepared in cooperation with Coastal Environmental Services, Inc., Linthicum, MD. Sponsored by Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Annapolis. Tidewater Administration
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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