Monitoring the Effects of Acid Pulse During Spring Thaw on the Water Systems of Haliburton Forest

Monitoring the Effects of Acid Pulse During Spring Thaw on the Water Systems of Haliburton Forest

Sharkey, Charlotte

Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Preserve Ltd
Host contactL Schliefenbaum, Peter

Hutchinson, Tom
Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

TP-310

2001

U-Links Office

Effects of acid pulse on water systems

This report follows up on an environmental impact report completed in the previous year by Colleen Sweet, entitled Environmental Impact Assessment of Snowmobiling on Haliburton Forest: Acid Pulses During Spring Thaw: Causes, Effects and Monitoring.

When unburned fuel from snowmobiles accumulates in the snow, it is released into the ecosystem, primarily during spring thaw. The purpose of this study is primarily to measure the extent of acid and pollution pulses during spring thaw in four differently impacted lakes in the Haliburton Forest. Using the collected and analyzed data, predictions of the effects of acid pulse on aquatic life and habitat in the Haliburton Forest can be made. Recommendations are proposed for future monitoring.

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