U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 09-0346
Trends in Precipitation Chemistry in the United States, 1983-1994: An Analysis of the Effects in 1995 of Phase I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Title IV

Table 8. Regional mean departures of 1995 annual and bi-monthly ionic concentrations at NADP/NTN sites with values predicted by the seasonalized trend model using data from 1983 through 1994.


                        Annual      January-        March-        May-         July-        September-     November-
         Number of       Mean       February        April         June         August        October       December
         Valid 1995  -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------
Region   Estimates   µeq/L    %    µeq/L    %    µeq/L    %    µeq/L    %    µeq/L    %    µeq/L    %    µeq/L    %
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                     ---------------------------------------- Hydrogen Ion -----------------------------------------
East         62      -4.95 -11.7   -5.09 -13.0    0.59   4.3   -7.91 -12.5   -2.66  -3.7  -10.98 -30.2   -3.65 -10.6
  NE         47      -5.53 -12.4   -5.92 -15.3    0.23   2.3   -8.05 -10.7   -1.74  -0.3  -12.81 -33.0   -4.91 -15.9
  SE         15      -3.13  -9.4   -2.49  -5.7    1.71  10.7   -7.46 -18.0   -5.56 -14.4   -5.27 -21.5    0.28   5.9
West         47       0.76  10.7   -0.67  -1.8    0.19  10.6   -0.03  18.1    1.54  15.9    3.30  31.3    0.24   3.8
Total       109      -2.49  -2.0   -3.18  -8.2    0.42   7.0   -4.51   0.7   -0.85   4.8   -4.82  -3.7   -1.97  -4.4

                     ------------------------------------------- Sulfate -------------------------------------------
East         62      -4.01  -9.8   -3.12  -8.9    1.17   3.1   -7.47 -12.7   -4.14  -6.1   -8.06 -21.4   -2.45  -9.8
  NE         47      -4.70 -11.3   -3.99 -12.3    0.99   2.4   -8.04 -13.1   -4.10  -4.7   -9.59 -24.9   -3.49 -14.8
  SE         15      -1.85  -5.2   -0.38   1.5    1.72   5.3   -5.68 -11.6   -4.27 -10.3   -3.26 -10.2    0.79   6.0
West         47       1.37   7.5   -0.76  -5.4   -0.91  -6.2    1.71   8.9    1.29   9.4    4.98  31.1    1.92  17.2
Total       109      -1.69  -2.3   -2.10  -7.4    0.27  -0.9   -3.51  -3.4   -1.80   0.6   -2.44   1.3   -0.57   1.9

                     ------------------------------------------- Nitrate -------------------------------------------
East         62       0.97   4.6   -0.04   2.7    3.31  15.4    0.13   0.9    3.20  13.5   -2.82 -14.9    2.04  17.7
  NE         47       1.14   4.5   -0.34  -0.8    3.69  15.1    0.56   2.6    4.53  19.2   -3.40 -17.4    1.80  12.9
  SE         15       0.44   4.9    0.90  13.8    2.12  16.3   -1.20  -4.5   -1.00  -4.3   -0.99  -7.0    2.80  32.7
West         47       0.76   3.8    0.26   1.3   -0.12  -3.1   -0.68  -3.2   -0.64  -2.1    3.20  27.1    2.54  26.2
Total       109       0.88   4.3    0.09   2.1    1.83   7.4   -0.22  -0.9    1.54   6.8   -0.22   3.2    2.26  21.4

                     ------------------------------------------- Chloride ------------------------------------------
East         62       0.93  21.1    2.66  53.2    0.32   5.7    0.41   7.9    0.38  16.8    0.99  21.1    0.79  24.3
  NE         47       0.97  23.6    2.44  55.2    0.36   6.4    0.41   8.2    0.34  15.1    0.97  23.1    1.32  32.2
  SE         15       0.77  13.2    3.36  47.0    0.18   3.2    0.44   7.1    0.52  22.3    1.02  14.7   -0.88  -0.6
West         47       0.67  12.4    0.63   4.0    0.90  12.3    1.62  21.4    0.89  23.9    0.43  19.1   -0.45  14.7
Total       109       0.81  17.3    1.78  32.0    0.57   8.5    0.94  13.7    0.60  19.9    0.75  20.2    0.25  20.1

                     ------------------------------------------- Ammonium ------------------------------------------
East         62       1.69  14.3    1.62  23.0    2.71  25.3    1.46  10.8    2.61  20.0    0.06   0.1    1.67  26.6
  NE         47       1.71  12.6    1.81  23.0    2.80  26.7    0.96   6.1    3.05  18.2   -0.07  -2.7    1.69  24.3
  SE         15       1.63  19.6    1.03  23.1    2.41  20.9    3.03  25.6    1.22  25.7    0.47   8.9    1.59  33.9
West         47       0.62   8.3   -0.41   2.1   -2.42  -8.2    0.29   8.5    1.17  14.8    3.17  34.2    1.94  41.7
Total       109       1.23  11.7    0.75  14.0    0.50  10.8    0.96   9.8    1.99  17.8    1.40  14.8    1.79  33.1

                     ------------------------------------------- Calcium -------------------------------------------
East         62       1.44  30.6    0.88  26.1    1.84  36.6    1.31  26.8    1.42  29.6    1.47  24.1    1.69  66.4
  NE         47       1.66  31.4    0.86  20.2    2.20  41.9    1.50  26.3    1.78  33.8    1.72  20.8    1.91  68.8
  SE         15       0.73  27.9    0.94  44.9    0.71  20.2    0.74  28.1    0.29  16.6    0.68  34.3    1.02  58.9
West         47       2.33  30.3    1.39  19.4    1.64  18.8    2.74  34.2    1.70  24.0    3.34  63.0    3.15  74.6
Total       109       1.82  30.4    1.10  23.2    1.76  28.9    1.93  30.0    1.54  27.2    2.27  40.8    2.32  69.9

                     ------------------------------------------ Magnesium ------------------------------------------
East         62       0.64  47.9    0.65  65.5    0.71  45.6    0.54  34.4    0.59  49.4    0.84  56.1    0.49  56.0
  NE         47       0.72  53.5    0.63  68.5    0.81  53.3    0.63  36.5    0.68  50.4    0.94  64.2    0.62  67.6
  SE         15       0.38  30.5    0.72  56.1    0.36  21.4    0.28  27.7    0.31  46.0    0.50  30.9    0.10  19.8
West         47       0.53  37.1    0.25  13.2    0.39  26.9    0.82  38.7    0.69  48.6    0.64  64.5    0.38  78.5
Total       109       0.59  43.3    0.48  42.9    0.57  37.5    0.67  36.2    0.63  49.1    0.75  59.7    0.44  65.7

                     ------------------------------------------ Potassium ------------------------------------------
East         62       0.26  64.8    0.14  64.8    0.17  41.7    0.31  58.5    0.18  50.7    0.60 115.8    0.17  79.6
  NE         47       0.24  69.5    0.14  70.6    0.17  46.5    0.29  53.2    0.15  52.5    0.45 120.3    0.21  98.8
  SE         15       0.34  50.1    0.11  46.7    0.15  26.8    0.39  75.4    0.26  45.2    1.06 101.8    0.03  19.4
West         47       0.23  51.5    0.05  21.7    0.29  77.8    0.17  25.6    0.43  88.9    0.22  48.5    0.22 119.9
Total       109       0.25  59.1    0.10  46.2    0.22  57.3    0.25  44.3    0.28  67.2    0.43  86.8    0.19  97.0

                     ------------------------------------------- Sodium --------------------------------------------
East         62       1.49  48.7    3.30  87.9    0.71  20.7    1.02  46.9    0.94  59.2    1.64  51.4    1.36  46.6
  NE         47       1.50  56.5    2.95  96.7    0.75  25.2    1.07  56.6    0.83  61.2    1.61  57.8    1.81  59.0
  SE         15       1.46  24.1    4.40  60.3    0.58   6.9    0.85  16.7    1.31  53.1    1.72  31.2   -0.07   7.7
West         47       1.10  31.6    0.89  20.1    1.08  19.0    1.85  37.3    1.42  51.6    1.16  53.6    0.17  47.6
Total       109       1.32  41.3    2.26  58.7    0.87  20.0    1.38  42.8    1.15  55.9    1.43  52.3    0.85  47.0


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