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SHORT-TERM FRESHWATER ACIDIFICATION [1 record]

Record 1 1985-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

The contribution of nitric acid to short-term freshwater acidification during spring melt of snowpack containing nitrate has been documented. The information required to quantify the effects (e.g., the number and size of freshwater bodies affected, the change in acidity, the types and numbers of organisms at risk, and dose-response functions), however, is not yet available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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