Measurement | Region | Annual Average, 1989-1991 | Annual Average, 2014-2016 | Percent Change | Number of Sites | Statistical Significance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry inorganic nitrogen deposition (kg-N/ha) | Mid-Atlantic | 2.5 | 0.9 | -64 | 12 | *** |
Midwest | 2.4 | 1.1 | -54 | 9 | *** | |
Northeast | 1.3 | 0.4 | -69 | 4 | ||
Southeast | 1.7 | 0.7 | -59 | 8 | *** | |
Dry sulfur deposition (kg-S/ha) | Mid-Atlantic | 7.0 | 0.9 | -87 | 12 | *** |
Midwest | 6.6 | 1.1 | -83 | 9 | *** | |
Northeast | 2.6 | 0.4 | -85 | 4 | ||
Southeast | 3.1 | 0.5 | -84 | 8 | *** | |
Total inorganic nitrogen deposition (kg-N/ha) | Mid-Atlantic | 8.8 | 5.0 | -43 | 12 | *** |
Midwest | 8.6 | 6.1 | -29 | 9 | *** | |
Northeast | 6.7 | 3.7 | -45 | 4 | ||
Southeast | 6.4 | 4.0 | -38 | 8 | *** | |
Total sulfur deposition (kg-S/ha) | Mid-Atlantic | 16.0 | 3.0 | -81 | 12 | *** |
Midwest | 15.0 | 4.0 | -73 | 9 | *** | |
Northeast | 9.8 | 2.0 | -80 | 4 | ||
Southeast | 10.3 | 2.6 | -75 | 8 | *** | |
Wet nitrogen deposition from inorganic nitrogen (kg-N/ha) | Mid-Atlantic | 6.2 | 3.9 | -37 | 11 | *** |
Midwest | 6.0 | 5.1 | -15 | 22 | *** | |
Northeast | 5.7 | 3.9 | -32 | 16 | *** | |
Southeast | 4.3 | 3.4 | -21 | 22 | *** | |
Wet sulfur deposition from sulfate (kg-S/ha) | Mid-Atlantic | 9.2 | 2.7 | -71 | 11 | *** |
Midwest | 7.7 | 2.9 | -62 | 22 | *** | |
Northeast | 7.5 | 2.3 | -69 | 16 | *** | |
Southeast | 5.9 | 2.2 | -63 | 22 | *** |