Sensors track mobilization of ‘chemical cocktails’ in streams impacted by road salts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed

Increasing trends in base cations, pH, and salinity of freshwaters have been documented in US streams over 50 years. These patterns, collectively known as freshwater salinization syndrome (FSS), are driven by multiple processes, including applications of road salt and human-accelerated weathering of...

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Main Authors: Joseph G Galella, Sujay S Kaushal, Kelsey L Wood, Jenna E Reimer, Paul M Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abe48f