Regional Monitoring of Acidic Lakes and Streams

Description

This asset provides data on the acid-base status of lakes and streams. Key chemical indicators measured include: sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, chloride, Acid Neutralizing Capacity (ANC), pH, base cations, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), total aluminum. TIME and LTM are part of EPA's Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP). Long-term monitoring of the acid-base status (pH, ANC, SO4, NO3, NH4, DOC, base cations, Al) in lakes and streams. Monitoring is conducted in acid sensitive regions of the Eastern U.S.

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21 https://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/clean-air-markets-monitoring-surface-water-chemistry

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  • environment
  • environmental-protection-agency
  • clean-air-act
  • oap
  • cations
  • oar
  • national-acid-precipitation-assessment-program
  • anions
  • united-states
  • emissions
  • long-term-monitoring
  • napap
  • office-of-atmospheric-programs
  • temporally-integrated-monitoring-of-ecosystems
  • lakes
  • acid
  • time
  • epa

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