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Estimates of the numbers and areas of acidic lakes in Nova Scotia.

dc.contributor.authorUnderwood, J. K.
dc.contributor.authorSchwartz, P. Y.
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-08T14:11:48Z
dc.date.available2013-08-08T14:11:48Z
dc.date.issued1990-03
dc.descriptionIncludes b&w maps; b&w illus.; bibliographic referencesen_US
dc.description.abstractThere are 6674 lakes larger than 1 hectare in Nova Scotia covering an area of 2255 km<sup>2</sup>. Geological and pH isopleth maps were consulted to estimate acidified and acid sensitive lakes. Assuming that granitic or metamorphic bedrock only very slowly produce add neutralizing ions, we estimate that 78% of the lakes (65% of lake area) would, in the absence of moderating influences of surficial geology and marine aerosols, be susceptible to acidification. When all sources of acid neutralizing capacity are indirectly considered via examination of pH isopleths drawn from lake chemistry, we estimate that 16% of the lakes (26% of lake area) have zero alkalinity. and that 69% of the lakes (80% of lake area) have < 50 µeq L<sup>-1</sup> alkalinity.en_US
dc.description.abstractEn Nouvelle-Ecosse iI y a 6674 lacs ayant une superficie au delà d'un hectare, avec une superficie totale de 2255 km<sup>2</sup>. On a consulté des cartes géologiques ainsi que des cartes d'isoplethes de pH, en but d'obtenir une estimation des lacs acidifiés ainsi que des lacs sensibles à I'acide. Supposant que Ie fond de roche granitique ou métamorphique libère des ions qui neutralisent I'acide très lentement, nous estimons que 78% des lacs (85% des superficies) seraient predisposes à I'acidification, dans I'absence d'influences modérantes de Ia geologie superficielle. Quand on donne leurs poids à toutes les sources démontrant la capacité de neutraliser I'acide, par Ie biais d'inspection des isoplèthes de pH des lacs, nous estimons que 16% des lacs (26% de Ia superficie totale) ont nulle alcalinité, et que 68% des lacs (80% de la superficie totale) ont une mesure d'alcalinité de 50 µeq L<sup>-1</sup>.
dc.identifier.citationUnderwood, J. K., and P. Y. Schwartz. "Estimates of the numbers and areas of acidic lakes in Nova Scotia." Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science. 39.1 (1990): 11-18. Print.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/34635
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDalhousie Printing Centreen_US
dc.subjectAcid pollution of rivers, lakes, etc--Nova Scotia
dc.titleEstimates of the numbers and areas of acidic lakes in Nova Scotia.en_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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