Aluminum leaching response to acid precipitation: effects on high-elevation watersheds in the northeast

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.204.4390.304· OSTI ID:5603162

Cronan, C S; Schofield, C L

Atmospheric inputs of sulfuric acid and nitric acid to noncalcareous higher-elevation watersheds in the White Mountain and Adirondck regions lead to comparatively high concentrations of dissolved aluminum in surface and ground waters. This phenomenon appears to result from modern increases in soil aluminum leaching. Transport of this aluminum to acidified lakes can lead to fish mortality. Combined results from areas of silicate bedrock in the United States and Europe suggest that aluminum represents an important biogeochemical linkage between terrestrial and aquatic environments exposed to acid precipitation.

• OSTI ID: 5603162
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 204; ISSN SCIEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
ACIDIFICATION
ALUMINIUM
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
DISSOLUTION
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
GEOCHEMISTRY
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
LEACHING
METALS
NITRIC ACID
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
RAIN
RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOILS
SULFURIC ACID
SURFACE WATERS
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
WATER
WATER POLLUTION