Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38, 6009-6015
Climate-Induced Episodic Acidification of Streams in Central Ontario H . L A U D O N , * ,† P . J . D I L L O N , ‡ M. C. EIMERS,‡ R. G. SEMKIN,§ AND D. S. JEFFRIES§ Department of Forest Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 901 83 Umea˚, Sweden, Environmental and Resources Studies, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8, Canada, and Environment Canada, National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6, Canada
In this study we have analyzed the hydrochemical effect of drought conditions during 311 hydrological episodes in nine headwater streams in central Ontario over the past 20 years. Acid Neutralization Capacity (ANC) was logarithmically correlated (p
