The effects of acidification on metal budgets of lakes and catchments |
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Authors: | P. J. Dillon H. E. Evans P. J. Scholer |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dorset Research Centre, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, POA 1EO Dorset, Ontario, Canada;(2) Dept. of Zoology, University of Toronto, M5S 1G2 Toronto, Ontario, Canada;(3) Dorset Research Centre, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, POA 1EO Dorset, Ontario, Canada |
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Abstract: | Metal (Cu, Ni, Zn, Fe, Mn and Al) budgets were measured for 5 lakes and their catchments near Sudbury, Ontario, an area severely affected by the emission and deposition of strong acids (H2SO4/SO2) and metals. Three of the lakes were circum-neutral (pH 6.3–7.1) during the study period, while one lake had a pH of 4.8 and a fifth had very low pH ( 4.4).The lakes' catchments were all sources of Al, Mn and Ni, but were sinks for Cu and Zn. The Fe results were inconsistent; two lakes' catchments were sources while three were sinks.The acidic lakes were conservative (i.e. net retention of zero) with respect to Cu and Ni, while the circum-neutral lakes were effective sinks for these 2 metals. All of the lakes were sinks for Zn and Al, but the acidic lakes were less effective. All lakes were also Fe sinks. While there was no pattern relative to the lakes' pH's, there was a trend towards increasing Fe retention with increasing water replenishment time. The most acidic lake was actually a source of Mn, while the others were sinks. |
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Keywords: | metals mass balances acidification lakes catchment |
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