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Acid precipitation in the washington cascades: phase i. Report for 1 Oct 80-30 Sep 81

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6518727
Precipitation falling on the Washington Cascades east and windward of the urban Puget Sound area is acidic with a volume average pH of 4.71 at the Cascade Crest (Snoqualmie Pass). Five sampling sites were maintained across the Cascades from January 1981 through July 1981. Twenty-nine watershed source lakes lying along the Cascade Crest 3-20 miles north of the precipitation collectors were sampled in the summer of 1981. Results of acidity tests are given.
Research Organization:
Central Washington Univ., Ellensburg (USA)
OSTI ID:
6518727
Report Number(s):
PB-82-224643
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English