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In this study we report on the effect of sediment, from an acidified lake, on the neutralization of the acidified water column. The results of this experimental study show that organic acids (presumably humic or fulvic acids) can dissolve from the sediment and destroy alkalinity as measured by a Gran plot analysis. Alkalinity destruction by organic acid dissolution was shown to be a function of pH. Some Na ion exchange for sediment H+ was also observed. This ion exchange was shown to be a function of pH and Na concentration.
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Bisogni, J.J., Kishbaugh, S.A. Alkalinity destruction by sediment organic matter dissolution during neutralization of acidified lakes. Water Air Soil Pollut 38, 85–95 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00279587
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