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Title: Great Lakes precipitation chemistry. Part 1. Lake Ontario Basin

Abstract

The chemical composition of bulk precipitation in the Lake Ontario basin has been studied to determine its potential contribution to the chemical budgets of the lake and to provide basic background data as a baseline for later comparisons. The results from seven sampling stations during the two-year period 1970-1971 are presented. The results suggest that bulk precipitation may be a significant source of nitrogen and phosphorus to the lake, with the nitrogen input estimated at 12 to 14% of the total from other sources and the phosphorus input from 5 to 14%. The bulk precipitation loadings of the major ions sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride and sulphate to the lake were found to be less than 3% of estimated Niagara River loadings of the same parameters. Comparisons of lake surface loadings of heavy-metals by bulk precipitation in the Lake Ontario Basin with estimated Niagara River loadings have shown that bulk precipitation may be a significant source of lead and zinc to the lake. Bulk precipitation loadings were found to be from 15 to 36% and from 58 to 85% of the estimated Niagara River loadings for lead and zinc, respectively.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5478565
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Proc., Conf. Great Lakes Res.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 16
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; GREAT LAKES BASIN; ACIDIFICATION; ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTION; AIR-WATER INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; BASELINE ECOLOGY; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORIDES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; LAKE ONTARIO; LEAD; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION SOURCES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; ZINC; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ECOLOGY; ELEMENTS; GREAT LAKES; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LAKES; METALS; NONMETALS; POLLUTION; RAIN; SURFACE WATERS; WATERSHEDS; 520200* - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989); 500200 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Shiomi, M T, and Kuntz, K W. Great Lakes precipitation chemistry. Part 1. Lake Ontario Basin. United States: N. p., 1973. Web.
Shiomi, M T, & Kuntz, K W. Great Lakes precipitation chemistry. Part 1. Lake Ontario Basin. United States.
Shiomi, M T, and Kuntz, K W. 1973. "Great Lakes precipitation chemistry. Part 1. Lake Ontario Basin". United States.
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title = {Great Lakes precipitation chemistry. Part 1. Lake Ontario Basin},
author = {Shiomi, M T and Kuntz, K W},
abstractNote = {The chemical composition of bulk precipitation in the Lake Ontario basin has been studied to determine its potential contribution to the chemical budgets of the lake and to provide basic background data as a baseline for later comparisons. The results from seven sampling stations during the two-year period 1970-1971 are presented. The results suggest that bulk precipitation may be a significant source of nitrogen and phosphorus to the lake, with the nitrogen input estimated at 12 to 14% of the total from other sources and the phosphorus input from 5 to 14%. The bulk precipitation loadings of the major ions sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chloride and sulphate to the lake were found to be less than 3% of estimated Niagara River loadings of the same parameters. Comparisons of lake surface loadings of heavy-metals by bulk precipitation in the Lake Ontario Basin with estimated Niagara River loadings have shown that bulk precipitation may be a significant source of lead and zinc to the lake. Bulk precipitation loadings were found to be from 15 to 36% and from 58 to 85% of the estimated Niagara River loadings for lead and zinc, respectively.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5478565}, journal = {Proc., Conf. Great Lakes Res.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 16,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1973},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1973}
}