Environmental acidification: a review of surface water acidification during 1990

Data produced under the Surface Water Acidification Programme (SWAP) in the UK are being integrated with data from the Paleoecological Investigations of Recent Lake Acidification (PIRLA) in the US to provide more accurate information on the timing, trends, and possible causes of environmental change...

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Published in:Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment 1991-06, Vol.15 (2), p.164-172
Main Author: Stevenson, A.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geochemistry
Hydrometeorology
Limnology
Mineralogy
Physical geography
Silicates
Water geochemistry
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Summary:Data produced under the Surface Water Acidification Programme (SWAP) in the UK are being integrated with data from the Paleoecological Investigations of Recent Lake Acidification (PIRLA) in the US to provide more accurate information on the timing, trends, and possible causes of environmental change caused by acid rain. These data are being applied to assess long-term acidification, the effect of land-use changes on atmospheric pollution, and sulfur deposition trends and causes. Simulation models are being generated, using SWAP and PIRLA data to monitor how much S deposition would have to be reduced in order to restore invertebrate fauna in an acidified water body. Paleoecological techniques are being adapted to monitor whether acidification in lakes has been reversed as S deposition has declined.
ISSN:0309-1333
1477-0296
DOI:10.1177/030913339101500203