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To: L ee

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, W e b o f S c i e n c e d a t a b a s e a l o ng w i t h G o o g l e S c h o lar, a nd G o o g l e

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· ( “ M a n c o s m i l k v et c h ” OR “ M a n c o s m ilk- v et c h ” O R “ A s t ra g al u s hu m ill i m u s ” OR “ m ilk

- v et c h ” ) A N D aci d

( d e p o si t i o n O R up t a k e O R r ai n ) OR ( “ s u lf u ric a ci d ” OR H 2 S O 4 )

C y n t h ia s t a y e d m ai n l y o n G o o g l e a nd u s e d t h e f o l l o w i ng s e arc h t e r m s i n v ar i o u s c o m b i n a t i o n s :

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, M a n c o s M il k v e t c h

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, A s t ra g al u s h u m illi m u s

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, A n i ta

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P o we r P l a n t

T h a n k y o u K e rr y a nd C y n t h ia f o r y o u r h e l p o n t h is !

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. Ca n y o u g i v e m e a s u m m ar y o f w h e r e y o u

l o o k e d ? I t s o und s lik e y o u als o u s e d t h e v ar i o u s ( 4 o r 5? ) s e arc h te r m s I h a d s ugg e s te d

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T h a n k y o u a g ai n !

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P o we r P l a n t

H i An i t a,

I f o und t h e b i o l o g ical a s s e s s m e n t f o r t h e P r o p o s e d D e s e r t R o c k Po we r P la n t t h a t t h e F W S 5 Y e ar R e v i e w o n t h e

M a n c o s M i l k-V e t c h i nd ica t e d p o ll u t a n t s fr o m t h e p o w e r p la n t p o s e d a t h r e a t t o t h r e a t t o t h e p la n t

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H i K e rr y

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t h e r e i s a n y r e c e n t li te r a t u r e l o o ki ng a t e f f e c t s o f aci d d e p o si t i o n o n e nd a ng e r e d p la n t s i n t h e F o u r C o r n e rs ar e a

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. T h e d o c u m e n t ack n o w l e dg e s t h a t t h e r e is n o d a t a t o

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