Hydrogen ion speciation in the acid precipitation of the northeastern United States

James N. Galloway; Gene E. Likens; Eric S. Edgerton

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Hydrogen ion speciation in the acid precipitation of the northeastern United States

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Authors:

James N. Galloway, Gene E. Likens, Eric S. Edgerton

Year:

1976

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Dochinger, L. S.; Seliga, T. A., eds. Proceedings of the first international symposium on acid precipitation and the forest ecosystem; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-23. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 383-396

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Abstract

The acidity of precipitation in rural, forested areas of the northeastern United States is dominated by the strong mineral acids, sulfuric and nitric. Weak acids have a negligible effect on the measured acidity (pH) of precipitation. These conclusions are based on total acidity titrations and detailed analysis of organic and inorganic components in precipitation.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the first international symposium on acid precipitation and the forest ecosystem

Citation

Galloway, James N.; Likens, Gene E.; Edgerton, Eric S. 1976. Hydrogen ion speciation in the acid precipitation of the northeastern United States. In: Dochinger, L. S.; Seliga, T. A., eds. Proceedings of the first international symposium on acid precipitation and the forest ecosystem; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-23. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 383-396