Acid deposition, smelter emissions, and the linearity issue in the Western United States
Oppenheimer M, Epstein CB, Yuhnke RE. 1985. Acid deposition, smelter emissions, and the linearity issue in the Western United States. Science. 229(4716):859-862
The variation in sulfur dioxide emissions from nonferrous metal smelters in the western United States over a 4-year period is compared with the variation in sulfate concentrations in precipitation in the Rocky Mountain states. The data support a linear relation between emissions and sulfate concentration. The geographic separation of emissions sources and precipitation monitors indicates a sulfur transport scale exceeding 1000 kilometers.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Oppenheimer, Michael; Epstein, Charles; Yuhnke, Robert
- Units
- ARD
- Keywords
- Acid Deposition, AIRBIB, Soil Science