Acid deposition, smelter emissions, and the linearity issue in the Western United States

Michael Oppenheimer; Charles B. Epstein; Robert E. Yuhnke

doi:10.1126/science.229.4716.859

Acid deposition, smelter emissions, and the linearity issue in the Western United States

Michael Oppenheimer, Charles B. Epstein, Robert E. Yuhnke

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	859-862
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	229
Issue number	4716
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.229.4716.859
State	Published - 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Acid deposition, smelter emissions, and the linearity issue in the Western United States

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