Lake resources at risk to acidic deposition in the eastern United States

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5132822

Schnoor, J L; Lee, S; Nikolaidis, N; Nair, D R

Watershed descriptors have been obtained or compiled for 1439 watersheds in the northeastern and upper midwestern United States. A methodology, which combines multiple linear-regression procedures with a simple deterministic model for alkalinity shows promise as a tool for acid-precipitation assessments. Mean absolute errors in predicted lake alkalinity concentrations of approximately + or - 100 microeq/L were obtained with no significant difference (at the 0.05 significance level) between predicted and observed alkalinity histograms. Estimates of the lake resources-at-risk across the depositional gradient from Minnesota to the Adirondack Pack of New York were established.

• Research Organization: Iowa Univ., Iowa City, IA (USA). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• OSTI ID: 5132822
• Report Number(s): PB-90-106204/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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