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Water Resources Data, Virginia, Water Year 1995, Volume 1. Surface-Water Discharge and Surface-Water Quality Records Water Resources Data, Virginia, Water Year 1995, Volume 1. Surface-Water Discharge and Surface-Water Quality Records
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Authors
R.K. White, Donald C. Hayes, M.R. Eckenwiler, D.L. Belval, P.E. Herman
Seasonal cycles in streamwater quality on Catoctin Mountain, Maryland Seasonal cycles in streamwater quality on Catoctin Mountain, Maryland
In 1980, the U.S. Congress mandated the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) to study the effects of acidic precipitation (acid rain). In 1982, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was selected to be the lead Federal agency under NAPAP to monitor the composition of precipitation and its effects on the environment. In 1982, the USGS began to monitor precipitation and...
Authors
Karen C. Rice, Owen P. Bricker
Acid Rain Acid Rain
Although acid rain is fading as a political issue in the United States and funds for research in this area have largely disappeared, the acidity of rain in the Eastern United States has not changed significantly over the last decade, and it continues to be a serious environmental problem. Acid deposition (commonly called acid rain) is a term applied to all forms of atmospheric deposition...
Authors
Owen P. Bricker, Karen C. Rice
Measuring streamflow in Virginia Measuring streamflow in Virginia
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Authors
Roger M. Moberg, Karen C. Rice, Eugene D. Powell
The association of water chemistry variables and fish condition in streams of Shenandoah National Park (USA) The association of water chemistry variables and fish condition in streams of Shenandoah National Park (USA)
As part of the “Shenandoah National Park: Fish in Sensitive Habitats” (SNP:FISH) project, the blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) was utilized as an indicator species to assess the susceptibility of the ichthyofaunal community of Shenandoah National Park (USA) to acidification. Water chemistry (ANC, conductivity, pH, and concentrations of Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, Cl−, NO3−, SO42−, and...
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T.E. Dennis, S.E. MacAvoy, M.B. Steg, A.J. Bulger
Seasonal cycles of dissolved constituents in streamwater in two forested catchments in the mid-Atlantic region of the eastern U.S.A. Seasonal cycles of dissolved constituents in streamwater in two forested catchments in the mid-Atlantic region of the eastern U.S.A.
Streamwater discharge and chemistry of two small catchments on Catoctin Mountain in north-central Maryland have been monitored since 1982. Repetitive seasonal cycles in stream-water chemistry have been observed each year, along with seasonal cycles in the volume of stream discharge and in groundwater levels. The hypothesis that the observed streamwater chemical cycles are related to...
Authors
Karen C. Rice, Owen P. Bricker
Low cost limestone treatment of acid sensitive trout streams in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia Low cost limestone treatment of acid sensitive trout streams in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia
The method of single point, single application liming has been studied as a means of mitigating anthropogenic acid in trout streams in Virginia. Three critically acid sensitive streams were dosed with a total of five applications of limestone sand and monitored before, during and after the treatments to assess changes in water chemistry and biota. Limestone treatments of 8 to 50 tons...
Authors
D.M. Downey, C.R. French, M. Odom
Aluminum response in acid mitigation Aluminum response in acid mitigation
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Authors
K.H. Bennett, D.M. Downey
Acid Rain Acid Rain
Acid deposition, or acid rain as it is more commonly referred to, has become a widely publicized environmental issue in the U.S. over the past decade. The term usually conjures up images of fish kills, dying forests, "dead" lakes, and damage to monuments and other historic artifacts. The primary cause of acid deposition is emission of S02 and NOx to the atmosphere during the combustion...
Authors
Owen P. Bricker, Karen C. Rice
Data on the quantity and chemical quality of precipitation, Catoctin Mountain, north-central Maryland, 1982-91 Data on the quantity and chemical quality of precipitation, Catoctin Mountain, north-central Maryland, 1982-91
This report presents data on the quantity and chemical quality of precipitation collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from the USGS precipitation-collection station at Catoctin Mountain, in Cunningham Falls State Park, near Thurmont, Maryland, from January 1982 through December 1991. Data on the quantity of precipitation are presented as daily, monthly, and annual totals of...
Authors
Karen C. Rice, Margaret M. Kennedy, Owen P. Bricker, Colleen A. Donnelly
Comparison of episodic acidification of Mid-Atlantic Upland and Coastal Plain streams Comparison of episodic acidification of Mid-Atlantic Upland and Coastal Plain streams
Episodic acidification was examined in five mid-Atlantic watersheds representing three physiographic provinces: Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, and Blue Ridge. Each of the watersheds receives a similar loading of atmospheric pollutants (SO42− and NO3−) and is underlain by different bedrock type. The purpose of this research was to quantify and compare the episodic variability in storm...
Authors
Anne K. O’Brien, Karen C. Rice, Margaret M. Kennedy, Owen P. Bricker
Investigations of acid depositions Investigations of acid depositions
No abstract available.
Authors
Owen P. Bricker, Karen C. Rice