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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Trends in surface water chemistry in acidified areas in Europe and North America from 1990 to 2008
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Volume 225, No. 3, Article 1880, Year 2014
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Acidification of lakes and rivers is still an environmental concern despite reduced emissions of acidifying compounds. We analysed trends in surface water chemistry of 173 acid-sensitive sites from 12 regions in Europe and North America. In 11 of 12 regions, non-marine sulphate ( SO4*) declined significantly between 1990 and 2008 (-15 to -59%). In contrast, regional and temporal trends in nitrate were smaller and less uniform. In 11 of 12 regions, chemical recovery was demonstrated in the form of positive trends in pH and/or alkalinity and/or acid neutralising capacity (ANC). The positive trends in these indicators of chemical recovery were regionally and temporally less distinct than the decline in SO4* and tended to flatten after 1999. From an ecological perspective, the chemical quality of surface waters in acid-sensitive areas in these regions has clearly improved as a consequence of emission abatement strategies, paving the way for some biological recovery. © Springer International Publishing 2014.
Authors & Co-Authors
Garmo, Øyvind A.
Norway, Oslo
Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning
Skjelkvåle, Brit Lisa
Norway, Oslo
Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning
De Wit, Heleen A.
Norway, Oslo
Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning
Colombo, Luca
Switzerland, Manno
Scuola Universitaria Professionale Della Svizzera Italiana
Curtis, Chris J.
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Fölster, Jens
Sweden, Uppsala
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Hoffmann, Andreas
Germany, Dessau-rosslau
Umweltbundesamt, Germany
Hruška, Jakub
Czech Republic, Prague
Czech Geological Survey, Prague
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Høgåsen, Tore
Norway, Oslo
Norsk Institutt for Vannforskning
Jeffries, Dean S.
Canada, Gatineau
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Keller, W. Bill
Canada, Sudbury
Université Laurentienne
Krám, Pavel
Czech Republic, Prague
Czech Geological Survey, Prague
Majer, Vladimír
Czech Republic, Prague
Czech Geological Survey, Prague
Monteith, Don T.
United Kingdom, Lancaster
Lancaster Environment Centre
Paterson, Andrew M.
Canada, Toronto
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Rogora, Michela
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Rzychon, Dorota
Poland, Katowice
Instytut Ekologii Terenów Uprzemysłowionych w Katowicach
Steingruber, Sandra
Switzerland, Bellinzona
Ufficio Aria
Stoddard, John L.
United States, Washington, D.c.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Vuorenmaa, Jussi
Finland, Helsinki
Suomen Ympäristökeskus
Worsztynowicz, Adam
Poland, Katowice
Instytut Ekologii Terenów Uprzemysłowionych w Katowicach
Statistics
Citations: 181
Authors: 21
Affiliations: 16
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11270-014-1880-6
ISSN:
00496979
e-ISSN:
15732932
Research Areas
Environmental