Principal Investigator(s):

Doug Burns, Gary Lovett

Summary:

Project Update (335kb .pdf)

This project offers the first comprehensive synthesis of available data from past studies, which were more local in scope, in order to clarify the effects of acid deposition across broader geographical regions in New York State. Its in-depth assessment gauges the extent to which recovery from acidification is occurring in the Catskills and Adirondacks, two regions that are especially sensitive to acidification. Specifically, the study considers

• Key indicators of acidification in precipitation at six National Acid Deposition Program (NADP) sites;
• Surface-water chemistry parameters at five Catskill streams and 12 Adirondack lakes;
• Processes involved in nitrogen cycling; and
• Effects of three potential acid deposition scenarios on water chemistry in the region, using the PnET-BGC model.

Partners: Syracuse University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation

Downloads:

Project Update (335kb .pdf)
Final Report (275kb .pdf)

Project Site(s):

Bennett Bridge, Huntington Forest, Whiteface Mountain, Biscuit Brook, West Point, Willy's Pond Watershed, Constable Pond Watershed

Latitude/Longitude: (5kb .pdf)

Region(s): East Central, North Country

County(ies): Essex, Ulster, Sullivan, Orange, Hamilton

Sampling:

Sampled Medium(Media): lake water, stream water

Analyte(s): pH, acid neutralizing capacity, calcium, magnesium, potassium, nitrates, sulfates, aluminum, silica, dissolved organic carbon

Sampling Technolog(ies):

Sampling Frequency:

Funding:

Total Costs: $277,186

NYSERDA Costs: $245,506

Funding Source(s): NYSERDA, U.S. Geological Survey (Troy, NY)

Contract Initiated: July, 2001

Final Report: August, 2005

Links:

Project Website: http://ny.cf.er.usgs.gov/nyserdaproject/projects/model.cfm

Related EMEP Projects: Karen Roy 4915, Myron Mitchell 4917, Dudley Raynal 6086, Gary Lovett 6819, Doug Burns 7606, Peter Murdoch 8644_8739

Related Link(s): http://ny.water.usgs.gov
http://ny.cf.er.usgs.gov/nyserdaproject/nyserda.cfm
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dar/baqs/acidrain/

Contact:

Doug Burns
U.S. Geological Survey
Watersheds Research Section
425 Jordan Road
Troy, New York 12180
PH: (518) 285-5662
Fax: (518) 285-5601
Email: daburns@usgs.gov

Gary Lovett
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Box AB, 65 Sharon Turnpike
Millbrook, New York 12545-0129
PH: (845) 677-5343
Fax: (845) 677-5976
Email: lovettg@ecostudies.org