Database for chemical contents of streams on the White Mountain National Forest.

James W. Hornbeck; Michelle M. Alexander; Chris Eagar; Joan Y. Carlson; Robert B. Smith

doi:10.2737/NE-GTR-282

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Database for chemical contents of streams on the White Mountain National Forest.

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Authors:

James W. Hornbeck, Michelle M. Alexander, Chris Eagar, Joan Y. Carlson, Robert B. Smith

Year:

2001

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-GTR-282

Source:

Gen Tech. Rep. NE-282. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 12 p.

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Abstract

Producing and protecting high-quality streamwater requires background or baseline data from which one can evaluate the impacts of natural and human disturbances. A database was created for chemical analyses of streamwater samples collected during the past several decades from 446 locations on the White Mountain National Forest (304,000 ha in New Hampshire and Maine). The database is described and examples illustrating how the data can be used to examine ranges, trends, and relationships are included.

Keywords

water quality, atmospheric deposition, pH, calcium, sulfate

Citation

Hornbeck, James W.; Alexander, Michelle M.; Eagar, Christopher; Carlson, Joan Y.; Smith, Robert B. 2001. Database for chemical contents of streams on the White Mountain National Forest. Gen Tech. Rep. NE-282. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 12 p.