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Bulk precipitation samples were collected weekly during the winters of 1984 and 1985 at two high elevation sites in the Washington Cascades. The Puget basin, west and upwind of the Cascade sites, includes an urban industrialized region with a variety of area and point sources of acidic oxides. The precipitation was found to be low in contaminant content with SO4 = and NO3 - concentrations as low or lower than those reported for remote pristine stations in the US or elsewhere. It is suggested that the reduced contaminant levels result from an interplay of the meteorological and washout factors unique to the region.
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Duncan, L.C., Welch, E.B., Ausserer, W. (1986). The Composition of Precipitation at Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass in the Central Cascades of Washington State. In: Martin, H.C. (eds) Acidic Precipitation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3385-9_22
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