what are the effects of acidic deposition on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the northeastern united states and how have these ecosystems responded to changes in emissions and deposition
... that emissionsof sulfur and nitrogen from power plants, industrial facilities, and motor vehicles are linked toacidicdepositionin many parts ofthe world The potential effectsofacidicdeposition ... understanding in some areas, modified it in others, and led tothe development of new paradigms and perspectives in still other areas of research The primary aim of this book is to summarize and synthesize ... advancements since 1990 inthe state of scientific understanding oftheaquaticeffectsof atmospheric depositionof nitrogen and sulfur It is intended to emphasize advancements in those aspects of aquatic...
... titration, the concentration of proton donors equals the concentrations of proton acceptors), the total strong-acid anion concentrations, andthe individual uncomplexed anion charges (zj), at the ... that changesin weathering rates were unlikely The observed decline in atmospheric depositionof base cations explained most ofthe decline inthe concentration of base cations in stream water The ... Further increase inthe extent and abundance of filamentous green algae in lake littoral areas and streams Continued shift inthe species composition and decline in species richness ofthe phytoplankton,...
... theeffectsofacidicdepositionon a regional scale A critical limitation of much oftheacidicdepositioneffects research conducted to date has been, however, the nature ofthe questions being ... short-term or long-term toxicity ofthe water toaquatic or terrestrial biota Acidicdeposition generally increases the concentration of acid anions in solution These anions areto some extent ... acidicdepositioninthese areas is less clear The western U.S contains many ofthe surface waters most susceptible to potential acidification effects, but the levels ofacidicdepositionin the...
... year in wet depositionThese levels ofdepositionare moderate compared to other regions ofthe country Depositionof base cations is an important component in uencing the acidity ofdepositionin ... commonly have been observed Analyses of wet deposition monitoring data illustrate that S deposition has declined inthenortheastern U.S in response toemissions reductions inthe Midwest and ... inthe concentration of SO42- in surface waters over the past one to two decades have been driven primarily by changesin S emissionsand deposition, concurrent changesinthe concentration of...
... study lakes inthe Trail Ridge region showed some evidence of acidification, some strongly linked in timing to both the period of increasing acidicdepositionand increased water consumption Trail ... comparisons ofdepositionand potential impacts between these regions, however Interpretation ofdeposition impacts is confounded by the importance of natural marine depositionof SO42- and Cl- in Florida ... Waters Monitoring Network to assess the critical loads of S andthe likely future recovery of acidified surface waters in response totheemissions controls agreed upon inthe Second Sulfur Protochols...
... all ofthe incoming N In contrast, during highflow periods, a portion ofthe increased N is not utilized, mainly because drainage water containing relatively high concentrations of NO3- moves too ... would be toxic to many species of fish Nevertheless, all ofthese streams had minimum weekly average concentrations of µg/L and during 25% ofthe weeks during the course ofthe year, the average ... inthe areas of concern A great deal ofthe research on episodic processes, both before and after 1990, has focused at least in part onthe identification of source areas of storm flow within the...
... An international conference on N and its environmental effects was convened inThe Netherlands in March 1998, under the Convention on LongRange Transboundary Air Pollution oftheUnited Nations ... 1980s andhave subsequently been declining, N emissionshave remained stable in recent years or in some areas have been increasing Emissions into the atmosphere of N oxides (NOx) are mainly derived ... showed increased net N mineralization, as did the stands inthe midpoint ofthe spruce–fir transect, relative tothe stands receiving the lowest N deposition With one exception, net nitrification was...
... change) have been under investigation as they relate to ecosystem responses toacidicdeposition Some ofthe most important contributions tothe state of scientific understanding oftheaquaticeffects ... 1991 and again during late fall and winter Loss of NO3- continued during the second year of treatment, including increased losses during the growing season However, the watershed retention of deposited ... 2:18 PM 176 AquaticEffectsofAcidicDeposition Increasing depositionof S and/ or N Excluding the previously existing deposition via construction of roofs over entire forested plots or mini-catchments...
... focused on pH reconstructions for these lakes because ofthe underlying importance of pH and its in uence onthe mobilization of potentially toxic Al and controls onthe biological responses to acidification ... not, however, include examination oftheeffectson model output of including N dynamics inthe model simulations A suite of simulations was conducted based onthe application of an assumed deposition ... assumption is probably reasonable, as long as changesin N depositioninthe future are modest The difficulty is predicting the timing and magnitude ofthechangesinthe percent N retained by...
... modeling the response of lake waters inthe Adirondack Mountains toacidicdeposition Once organic acids are included inthe modeling approach, reasonable agreement is obtained in hindcast comparisons ... Preserve, and then, finally, creation ofthe Park in 1892 The second important sequence of events involved changesinthe forest industries The construction of railroads within the region permitted ... 1990) The dominant anion inthe snowpack is generally NO3- This is owing tothe seasonal patterns in deposition, which show highest N concentrations in precipitation during winter and highest S concentrations...
... Tongue River soils, persist at the northern and southern ends ofthe range They are mainly limestone, sandstone, and clay shale The granite, gneiss, and schist ofthe high mountain areas ofthe ... regarding the acid-sensitivity ofaquatic resources in four national parks within the region: Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Rocky Mountain Of these, aquatic resources are most sensitive in ... high-elevation areas ofthe West contained some ofthe most sensitive watersheds inthe world tothe potential effectsofacidicdeposition It is important to determine critical loads of S and N deposition...
... during a titration, the concentration of proton donors equals the concentration of proton acceptors Equivalent—Unit of ionic concentration, a mole of charge; the quantity of a substance that either ... supplied to buffer incoming acid cations; this rate is determined by the relative rate of mineral weathering, the availability of base cations on exchange sites, andthe rate of mobile anion leaching ... solution, such as water, the total charge of positive ions (cations) equals the total charge of negative ions (anions) Anion deficit The concentration of measured cations minus measured anions;...
... migration in CF and control Theeffectsof IL-8 on ASM cell migration in CF and control cells Histogram illustrates the IL-8 induced migration of CF and control cells at concentrations of 10 and 100 ... account for the enhancement ofthe contraction in response to IL-8 by measuring the expression of CXCRs andtheeffectsof IL-8 on [Ca2+]i Flow cytometry confirmed our previous report of CXCR and expression ... blotting for myosin light chain kinase and calponin Many inflammatory cytokines are produced inthe airways in CF patients [13] Several studies have documented increased levels of interleukin-8...
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... for 10-30 min, and then rinsed repeatedly with sterile distilled water The sterilized roots were cut into sections of 2-10 mm and then were inoculated into MS solid medium [7] containing 30 g/L ... concentration of macro elements inthe MS medium Cultures were maintained in 300 ml conical flasks for weeks Concentration of macro element NH4NO3 KNO3 Determination and analyses Extraction and ... inthe experiment andthe inoculum size g/flask (fresh weight) The other cultural conditions were done as described by [9] Results and discussion Effectsof macro elements on biomass and ginsenoside...
... Authors' contributions RA, JH and TZ were responsible for the conception ofthe study TZ drafted the article All authors contributed tothe interpretation ofthe results and revising the article ... conducted according tothe Declaration of Helsinki (Hong Kong Amendment) and pertinent national legal and regulatory requirements Each patient provided written, informed consent and was free to ... assessed, and data collection during physician consultations rather than with patients' diaries, which may have introduced some degree of anamnestic error into the findings The absence of a control...
... about the main limitation ofthe study, which was that we did not control the initial conditions before canopy opening We had no information on initial light conditions inthe stand Moreover, the ... sliding microtome The microsections were rinsed in water, stained with an aqueous 1% solution of safranin for one minute, and rinsed in 96% alcohol The microsections were then placed on slides and ... seedlings in natural regeneration is to study the response of seedlings to both types of variation Theeffectsofthe degree of canopy closure on beech seedlings have been studied under natural and...
... In this paper, we determined theeffectsof P deficiency onthe photosynthesis and nonstructural carbohydrate content in maritime pine seedlings The main parameters ofthe biochemical model of ... assimilation of Farquhar et al (1980) were calculated The contribution of stomatal conductance and leaf nonstructural carbohydrate tothe limitation of photosynthesis in P-deficient plants are discussed ... absence of light respiration, and Oand Ci arethe partial pressures of oxygen and CO inside the leaf, and Kc, Ko arethe Michaelis-Menten constants of Rubisco for CO O and Rd, the day 22 and (light)...
... Results relations Effectsof cutting creasing reactions with concentrations below 10! M were observed Increasing Cutting caused an immediate and steep decrease in stomatal conductance (g) and net C0 ... assimilation (A) (Fig 1and a rapid increase of water potential (!yw), the latter being a direct consequence of both a reduction in transpiration (E) andthe removal of all the resistances to water ... response to ABA (Downton et al., 1988) could contradict these conclusions, but there is still not enough evidence to demonstrate the reality of this behavior Cowan I.R C0 levels Downton W.J.S., Wong...