Geology-based method of assessing sensitivity of streams to acidic deposition in Charles and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland
The report describes the results of a study to assess the sensitivity of streams to acidic deposition in Charles and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland using a geology-based method. Water samples were collected from streams in July and August 1988 when streams were at base-flow conditions. Eighteen water samples collected from streams in Charles County, and 17 water samples from streams in Anne Arundel County were analyzed in the field for pH, specific conductance, and acid-neutralizing capacity (ANC); 8 water samples from streams in Charles County were analyzed in the laboratory for chloride and sulfate concentrations. The assessment revealed that streams in these counties are sensitive to acidification by acidic deposition.
- Research Organization:
- Geological Survey, Alexandria, VA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5108016
- Report Number(s):
- PB-94-142577/XAB; CBRM-AD-91-5
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Maps inserted
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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