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Rapid snow melting in the spring can cause a sudden increase in the acidity of streams and lakes.

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Is it true that rapid snow melting in the spring can cause a sudden increase in the acidity of streams and lakes?

Yes. Rapid snow melting in the spring routinely triggers episodic acidification, lowering the pH of vulnerable streams and lakes through increased runoff of acidic compounds.

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Depression of pH in Lakes and Streams in Central Ontario During Snowmelt
1979
Demonstrates that spring snowmelt runoff results in a major decrease in pH (acidification) and a sharp increase in hydrogen ion content in central Ontario streams and lakes.
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Jeffries, D. S., Cox, C. M., & Dillon, P. J. (1979). Depression of pH in Lakes and Streams in Central Ontario During Snowmelt. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1139/f79-093

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The episodic acidification of Adirondack Lakes during snowmelt
1990
Shows that acid-sensitive watersheds experience episodic acidification and depression of acid neutralizing capacity during spring snowmelt.
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Schaefer, D. A., Driscoll, C. T., Dreason, R. V., & Yatsko, C. P. (1990). The episodic acidification of Adirondack Lakes during snowmelt. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1029/wr026i007p01639

Geochemistry of Quebec North Shore Salmon Rivers during Snowmelt: Organic Acid Pulse and Aluminum Mobilization
1992
Confirms the episodic acidification of rivers during spring snowmelt due to inputs of organic acids and related chemical changes.
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Campbell, P. G. C., Hansen, H. J., Dubreuil, B., & Nelson, W. O. (1992). Geochemistry of Quebec North Shore Salmon Rivers during Snowmelt: Organic Acid Pulse and Aluminum Mobilization. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1139/f92-215

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