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A Scandinavian model used to predict the reacidification of limed lakes in Nova Scotia and Ontario, Canada

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A Scandinavian reacidification model was used to predict the reacidification of three limed lakes in the Sudbury area, Ontario, and Sandy Lake in Nova Scotia. A prediction was made also for the future reacidification of Bowland Lake, 70 km north of Sudbury, limed in 1983. The reacidification of a neutralized lake is dependent on the continuing dilution of the dissolved calcium carbonate, and for a limited period of time, the dissolution of calcite from the bottom. The test of the model on the Canadian laked shows that the model may be a useful tool for lake liming design and planning.

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Sverdrup, H.U. A Scandinavian model used to predict the reacidification of limed lakes in Nova Scotia and Ontario, Canada. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 31, 689–707 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00284220

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