Principal Investigator(s):

Timothy Sullivan

Summary:

Project Update (296kb .pdf)

During the last few decades, long-term monitoring programs have been gathering chemical and biological data at selected acid-sensitive lakes in the Adirondack region of New York. However, there is no available mechanism for extrapolating the results of these studies to the larger regional population of Adirondack lakes. This gap seriously limits the ultimate utility of these important but limited data.

This project was launched in 2003 with the aim of extrapolating results from research, monitoring, and modeling efforts from a few intensively studied lakes to the larger regional Adirondack population of lakes. Its objectives include

• Developing methods for increasing knowledge of chemical and biological recovery of acid-sensitive lakes and their watersheds;
• Developing a statistically representative database for Adirondack soils; and
• Classifying watersheds according to their responsiveness to ongoing and future changes in sulfur (S) and/or nitrogen (N) deposition.

The regional knowledge provided through this effort will serve as a stronger basis for setting emissions reduction goals, for evaluating incremental improvements, and for conducting cost-benefit analyses.

Partners: Syracuse University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Virginia, University of Maine, Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Dartmouth College

Downloads:

Adirondack Soils Summary (312kb.pdf )

Project Update (296kb .pdf)

Final Report (3.95MB.pdf)

Project Site(s):

Antediluvian Pond, Arbutus Pond, Bennett Lake, Bickford Pond, Big Alderbed, Big Moose Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, Bog Pond, Boottree Pond, Brook Trout Lake, Bubb Lake, Canada Lake, Carry Falls Reservoir, Carry Pond, Cascade Lake, Clear Pond, Constable Pond, Dart Lake, Dismal Pond, Dry Channel Pond, Effley Falls Pond, G Lake, Grass Pond, Gull Pond, Helldiver Pond, Hitchins Pond, Hope Pond, Horseshoe Pond, Indian Lake, Jockeybush Hake, Lake Rondaxe, Limekiln Lake, Little Lilly Pond, Long Lake, Long Pond, Lower Beech Ridge Pond, McCuen Pond, Middle Branch Lake, Middle Settlement Lake, Moss Lake, North Lake, Parmeter Pond, Payne Lake, Piseco Lake, Queer Lake, Raquette Lake Reservoir, Razorback Pond, Rock Pond, Rocky Lake, Round Pond, Sagamore Lake, Second Pond, Seven Sisters Pond, Seventh Lake, Snake Pond, South Lake, Squash Pond, Squaw Lake, Trout Pond, Upper Sister Lake, West Pond, Wheeler Pond, Whitney Lake, Willis Lake, Willy's Pond, Witchhopple Lake, Wolf Pond

Latitude/Longitude: (10kb .pdf)

Region(s): North Country

County(ies): Herkimer, Franklin, Essex, Hamilton, Warren

Sampling:

Sampled Medium(Media): soil, lake water

Analyte(s): nitrogen, sulfur, pH, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, iron, manganese, hydrocarbons, aluminum, chlorine, sulfates, carbon, cation exchange capacity, phosphorous, acid neutralizing capacity, dissolved oxygen, dissolved inorganic carbon, silicon, fluorine, exchangeable cations

Sampling Technolog(ies):

Sampling Frequency:

Funding:

Total Costs: $2,531,415

NYSERDA Costs: $710,787

Funding Source(s): NYSERDA, E&S Environmental Chemistry Inc., NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Rensselaer Polytechic Institute

Contract Initiated: May, 2003

Estimated Completion Date: April, 2006

Links:

Project Website:

Related EMEP Projects: Karen Roy 4915, Myron Mitchell 4917, Dudley Raynal 6086, Doug Burns 7606, Greg Lawrence 7613_7717_7718, Ruth Yanai 8649

Related Link(s): http://www.esenvironmental.com

Contact:

Timothy Sullivan
E&S Environmental Chemistry
P.O. Box 609
Corvallis, Oregon 97339
PH: (541) 758-5777
Fax: (541) 584-4413
Email: Tim.Sullivan@Esenvironmental.com