Soil Degradation in the Wielkopolski National Park (Poland) as an Effect of Acid Rain Simulation

The aim of this study was to evaluate qualitatively as well as quantitatively the response of typical soils of the Wielkopolski National Park to simulated acid rain. The experiments with simulated acid precipitation were performed on soil monoliths of unchanged structure. The artificial rain used fo...

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Published inWater, air, and soil pollution Vol. 130; no. 1-4; pp. 1727 - 1732
Main Authors Walna, Barbara, Siepak, Jerzy, Drzymaa, Stanisaw
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.08.2001
Subjects
Acid rain
Acidic soils
Aluminum
Calcium signalling
Colloids
Decomposing organic matter
Distilled water
Environmental monitoring
Humus
Leaching
Magnesium
National parks
Nutrients
Poland
Rain
Simulation
Sodium
Soil (material)
Soil degradation
Soil pH
Soils
Sulfuric acid
Poland, Wielkopolski Natl. Park
ANE, Poland
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate qualitatively as well as quantitatively the response of typical soils of the Wielkopolski National Park to simulated acid rain. The experiments with simulated acid precipitation were performed on soil monoliths of unchanged structure. The artificial rain used for the simulations was diluted sulphuric acid of pH 2.0, 3.0 and for the control experiments distilled water was used. Changes in the soil pH and Ca/Al molar ratio of specified soil genetic horizons were described. A quantitative description of the leaching dynamics of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and aluminum, dependent on the kind of sprinkling was given. The results proved that simulated acid rain washed out significant amounts of nutrients and released toxic amounts of aluminium. Humus and clay fraction colloids were noted to have a buffer effect.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0049-6979
1573-2932
DOI:10.1023/A:1013995500326