Hydrogen behaviour and ion concentrations in precipitation of Europe and the United States.
Hydrogen ions in precipitation vary primarily with (SO4 + NO3) concentration. However the slope of the H: (SO4 + NO3) relation for high concentrations (0.60 and 0.61) is twice that at low concentrations (0.32 and 0.22) in European and US samples respectively. Sulphuric and nitric acid dominate precipitation in the US. Precipitation in Europe, although nearly equally acid, is dominated by NH4+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ salts at total ionic concentrations 2 and 3 times higher. Ion concentrations in precipitation, other than H, are proportional to their respective emission fluxes.
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US Dept. of Agriculture--Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station, 1831 Highway 169 East, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA.
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