Effects of power line construction upon the carbonate water chemistry of part of a mid-latitude swamp

Beverly Swamp in southern Ontario is typical of a wetland in carbonate terrain. At two sites in the swamp, a study was conducted between 1975 and 1977 to determine the impact of a power-line construction programme upon the carbonate water chemistry of the perched ground water. Construction activities included deforestation along a narrow corridor across the swamp as well as drilling, pumping and grouting during the erection of towers. The …