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

Journal Article · Thu Apr 19 23:00:00 EST 1979 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.204.4390.304· OSTI ID:6608423

Cronan, C R ^[1]; Schofield, C L

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1. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Atmospheric inputs of sulfuric acid and nitric acid to noncalcareous higher-elevation watersheds in the White Mountain and Adirondack 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: 6608423
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 204:4390; ISSN SCIEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACID RAIN
AIR POLLUTION
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY
CATIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
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DISSOLUTION
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEDERAL REGION I
FEDERAL REGION II
FISHES
GEOCHEMISTRY
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IONS
LEACHING
MASS TRANSFER
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW YORK
NITRIC ACID
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
POLLUTION
RAIN
RUNOFF
SENSITIVITY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOILS
SULFURIC ACID
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VERTEBRATES
WATER CHEMISTRY
WATER POLLUTION
WATERSHEDS