Acid rain effects on Adirondack streams— Results from the 2003–05 Western Adirondack Stream Survey (the WASS Project)
Fact Sheet
2009-3075
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Abstract
Traditionally lakes have been the focus of acid rain assessments in the Adirondack region of New York. However, there is a growing recognition of the importance of streams as environmental indicators. Streams, like lakes, also provide important aquatic habitat, but streams more closely reflect acid rain effects on soils and forests and are more prone to acidification than lakes. Therefore, a large-scale assessment of streams was undertaken in the drainage basins of the Oswegatchie and Black Rivers; an area of 4,585 km2 in the western Adirondack region where acid rain levels tend to be highest in New York State.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Acid rain effects on Adirondack streams— Results from the 2003–05 Western Adirondack Stream Survey (the WASS Project) |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2009-3075 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20093075 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | New York Water Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Time Range Start | 2003-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 2005-12-31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
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