HISTORICAL TRENDS OF CHLORIDES IN THE GREAT LAKES. IN: CHEMICAL DEICERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The course of pollution in the Great Lakes has been difficult to follow, partly because of the highly interactive nature of the contaminants and the environment. Compounds comprised of nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon are important nutrients for the biota, and thus are recycled and/or undergo phase changes in the water column. The net result is a complex chronology of pollution events that is difficult to follow without frequent and costly monitoring programs. However, chloride, which is a highly conserved element, is one of the best indicators of long-term changes and is relatively easy to measure. A relatively complete database for Lakes Huron and Michigan was compiled through a recent joint effort of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the University of Michigan. That database contains a special subset for Saginaw Bay. The Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Saginaw Bay data were analyzed for recent trends (1962 to 1986) in chloride concentrations and compared to previous historical trend analysis. Those results are presented here.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This book is an outgrowth of the Alternative Deicing Technologies and the Environment Conference convened at Michigan State University on March 25-26, 1991. The editor is Frank M. D'Itri.
• Corporate Authors:

  Lewis Publishers, Incorporated

  121 South Main Street, P.O. Drawer 519
  Chelsea, MI  United States  48118
• Authors:
  • Moll, R A
  • Rossmann, R
  • Barres, J A
  • Horvath, F J
• Publication Date: 1992

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Chemical analysis; Chloride content; Chlorides; Databases; Environmental impacts; Lakes; Water; Water pollution
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00621964
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-87371-705-8
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1996 12:00AM