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Record 1 1985-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Soil Science
CONT

For Woods Lake, the deposition of atmospheric H+ could account for all of the net loss of basic cations and therefore, is at least as large as the net internal generation of H+. In addition, there is an unknown sink of H+ with the system. The working hypothesis that is currently being tested is: The unknown sink for atmospheric H+ within the system is anion adsorption.

OBS

H+.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Science du sol
CONT

Même si l'adsorption sur des particules et les réactions avec ces particules, avec des oxydes de Fe et de Mn et avec des matières organiques peuvent agir comme puits pour le H+, ces composantes alcalines sont, semble-t-il, relativement peu importantes dans les lacs étudiés jusqu'à présent.

OBS

H+.

Spanish

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