INCREASES IN SOIL ACIDITY IN NORTH-WEST WALES BETWEEN 1957 AND 1990

J C I Kuylenstierna; M J Chadwick

INCREASES IN SOIL ACIDITY IN NORTH-WEST WALES BETWEEN 1957 AND 1990

Stockholm Environment Institute at York

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Abstract

Increases in soil acidity, thought to have resulted from man-made emissions of mainly SO2 and NO(x), are documented for a number of countries in Europe (1-14). Here evidence is presented that suggests acidification has occurred also in one part of Britain, over a 33-year period. The soils investigated (15) occur in a part of Britain having one of the highest recorded rates of wet deposition of acidifying substances (16), and some of the most sensitive ecosystems (17). The extent of acidification appears to be broadly inversely related to the soil acidity value of the initial determination. It is suggested, from other work (18-20), that man's industrial activities have been a substantial factor in causing the increased acidification.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-119
Number of pages	2
Journal	AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
Volume	20
Issue number	3-4
Publication status	Published - May 1991

Keywords

LAKE ACIDIFICATION
GALLOWAY

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