Hypothetical assessment of regional liming costs for the Adirondacks

Conference · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7152349

Tawil, J. J.; Bold, F. C. ^[1]; Britt, D. L.; Steiner, A. J. ^[2]; Callaway, J. M. ^[3]

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1. Research Enterprises, Inc., Richland, WA (USA)
2. International Science and Technology, Inc., Reston, VA (USA)
3. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)

Previous studies of lake liming costs in the Adirondacks have developed methods for predicting liming costs for individual lakes and reported these costs both for representative and specific lakes in the region. This study develops a method for estimating lake liming costs for a large number of lakes. The specific objectives of this study consisted of developing a methodology for predicting regional lake liming costs that can be extended to other regions in the United States; developing total and marginal cost (i.e., supply) curves for liming and restocking lakes in the Adirondacks Lake region; and assessing the sensitivity of the total cost and supply curves in the Adirondack Lakes region to alternative selection criteria. Lake liming and restocking costs were estimated using a version of the DeAcid model, modified specifically for this study. 2 figs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER; DOI
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 7152349
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-17635; CONF-900212-1; ON: DE90009174
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference on acidic deposition: state of science and technology, Hilton Head Island, SC (USA), 11-16 Feb 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
LAKES
LIMING
COST ESTIMATION
ACID NEUTRALIZING CAPACITY
ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS
FORECASTING
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PH VALUE
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
CHEMISTRY
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NORTH AMERICA
SURFACE WATERS
WATER CHEMISTRY
540350* - Environment
Aquatic- Site Resource & Use Studies- (1990-)