Predicting acidification of North American lakes

An empirical model for lake acidification developed in Norway also satisfactorily accounts for observed water chemistry in oligotrophic clearwater, softwater lakes elsewhere in Europe and in North America. This model can be used for prediction of lake acidity in response to future changes in loadings of storing acids. The model takes into account both changes in base cation concentrations and changes in alkalinity due to acid inputsU.S. Environmental Protection Agenc