Effect of industrial dust on precipitation chemistry in the Czech Republic (Central Europe) from 1850 to 2013

Kopáček, Jiřı́; Hejzlar, Josef; Krám, Pavel; Oulehle, Filip; Posch, Maximilian

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.017

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“…Due to regulation policies (Hettelingh et al, 2008) and economic factors, SO 2 emissions in the atmosphere have been reduced since the 1980s by 50 to 85% in North America and Europe (Kopáček et al, 2016; Norton et al, 2014) and by 90% in France since the 1990s (CITEPA: https://www.citepa.org/fr). However, emissions increased in China until 2007 and continue to increase in India today (Klimont et al, 2013; Smith et al, 2011).…”

Section: Response To Atmospheric Inputsmentioning

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The Strengbach Catchment: A Multidisciplinary Environmental Sentry for 30 Years

Pierret

Cotel

Ackerer

et al. 2018

Vadose Zone Journal

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Research activity associated with various observations at the Strengbach catchment in the Vosges Massif (880-1150 m) addresses many questions in the domains of hydrology and geochemistry. The catchment is the observation and experimental site of the Observatoire Hydro-Géochimique de l'Environnement appointed by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. It also belongs to the research facilities that form the French Network of Critical Zone Observatories (OZCAR), which supports a network of critical zone observatories. The catchment is small (0.8 km 2 ) with steep slopes (20-30%) on granitic bedrock that mainly allow for forestry (spruce and beech stands) as the main land cover. Meteorological, hydrological, and geochemical data have been monitored since 1986. The first studies conducted were dedicated to the elucidation of acid rain effects on forest ecosystems and particularly on forest decline. Multidisciplinary research studies conducted on the Strengbach catchment enable exploration of the following issues: (i) hydrological functioning at the scale of a small catchment and questions regarding the evolution and preservation of the water resources in mountainous environments (stock, recharge, infiltration, and water pathways), (ii) exchange processes observed at the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and in particular weathering processes and the evolution of soil mineral fertility (Ca, Mg, K, P), (iii) processes responsible for the export of water and for associated fluxes (dissolved chemicals, suspended materials, bed loads) and their dynamic at the outlet, and (iv) responses of the ecosystems to environmental disturbances (acid rain, forest management, and climate change) and their current and future modeling. University of Strasbourg), is well suited for addressing such issues owing to (i) a long-term dataset available for the area (from 1985;Probst et al., 1987), (ii) the availability of field equipment and monitoring devices, and (iii) numerous scientific studies that have been performed on the area. Research performed at this catchment, which is located in the Vosges Mountains in northeastern France, has focused on the evaluation of water and soil resources in relation to climatic changes (i.e., rainfall regimes and atmospheric chemistry trends) and anthropogenic patterns (e.g., forest management and acid precipitation) occurring in this moderate-altitude mountainous region.Usually, in this type of ecosystem, water is scarce and not evenly distributed, and stocks may rapidly vary over time. In addition, although wood production is an economically important activity in these regions, soil degradation (e.g., from acidification and nutrient depletion) modifies soil fertility features and thus affects the development of forests.The scientific objective of the OHGE is to develop a detailed understanding of water transport processes and of related chemical fluxes (including nutrients and contaminants) through the critical zone extending from the near atmosphere to the near subsurface. The main purposes of...

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Section: Response To Atmospheric Inputsmentioning

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The Strengbach Catchment: A Multidisciplinary Environmental Sentry for 30 Years

Pierret

Cotel

Ackerer

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Vadose Zone Journal

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“…The pH values of open field precipitation and throughfalls were still increasing, and the mean annual pH of rain in 2012 (5.18; Table 2, Suplementary materials) was still lower than the preindustrial pH value (estimated as 5.7 to 6; Pallares, 1993;Kopacek et al, 2016), which indicated that a steady-state, and recovery, had not yet been reached. Even if world SO 2 emissions had strongly decreased during the past decades, the NOx emissions were still higher than in 1960.…”

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“…Indeed, in contrast to arid regions, where dust from deserts was a dominant source of airborne base cations, industrial dust significantly modified the precipitation chemistry in humid industrial regions similar to Central Europe (Torseth et al, 2012;Kopacek et al, 2016).…”

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Twenty-five year record of chemicals in open field precipitation and throughfall from a medium-altitude forest catchment (Strengbach - NE France): An obvious response to atmospheric pollution trends

Pierret

Viville

Dambrine

et al. 2019

Atmospheric Environment

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Twenty-five year record of chemicals in open field precipitation and throughfall from a medium-altitude forest catchment (Strengbach -NE France): an obvious response to atmospheric pollution trends. (2019) Atmospheric Environment, 202. (A. Probst).T 2 enhanced the capture of particles and water, accentuating the acidity of the deposition and leading to the intensification of acidification processes, nutrient leaching in soils and forest decline. In contrast, beech leaves were able to neutralize a portion of the atmospheric protons, which minimized and reduced the negative effects of acid rain. In addition, the throughfalls represented an important part of the biological cycle of trees for some elements such as K or N, as indicated by the contrasting patterns at year and long-term scales regarding the vegetation type. However, our study indicated that the influence of tree species might change over time with changes in atmospheric pollution, in precipitation regime, or in stand structure.This study outlined the importance of the long-term record of open field precipitation and throughfalls under various tree types to better evaluate the real inputs of elements to forest ecosystems and among them, essential mineral nutrients.

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“…Emissions of acidifying compounds in these centrally planned economies peaked in the late 1980s; installation of desulfurization units in coal-burning 2 of 17 power plants was completed in the mid-1990s in the Czech Republic and Germany, and several years later in southern Poland [3][4][5]. As in other forest ecosystems negatively affected by acid rain, in the Black Triangle area the productivity of temperate forests was perturbed by (i) enhanced leaching of base cations, such as potassium (K + ), calcium (Ca 2+ ) and magnesium (Mg 2+ ); for example [6,7], and (ii) decreased bioavailability of phosphorous (P), an important micronutrient [8].…”

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Spatially Resolved Soil Solution Chemistry in a Central European Atmospherically Polluted High-Elevation Catchment

Petrash

Bůzek

Novák

et al. 2019

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In order to interpret spatial patterns of soil nutrient partitioning and compare these with runoff in a temperate forest with a history of acidification-related spruce die-back, the chemistry of mineral soil solutions were collected by suction lysimeters and evaluated relative to the present loads of anions and cations in precipitation. Lysimeters nest were installed in the 33-ha U dvou loucek (UDL) mountain catchment at different topographic positions (hilltops, slopes and valley). Following equilibration, monthly soil solution samples were collected over a 2-year period. In the vicinity of each lysimeter nest, soil pits were excavated for constraining soil chemistry. Soil solutions were analyzed for SO4 2-, NO3 -, NH4 + , Na+, K + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , and total dissolved Al concentrations, dissolved organic matter (DOC) and pH. For a P release estimation, ammonium oxalate extraction of soil samples was performed. Comparison of soil water data with other previously acidified monitored European sites indicated that environmentally relevant chemical species at UDL had concentrations similar to median concentrations observed in sites with similar bedrock lithology and vegetation cover. Cation exchange capacity (CEC ≤ 58 meq kg-1) and base saturation (BS ≤ 13 %), however, were significantly lower at UDL, documenting incomplete recovery from acidification. Spatial trends and seasonality in soil water chemistry support belowground inputs from mineralstabilized legacy pollutants. Overall, the soil-solution data suggest the system is out of balance chemically, relative to the present loads of anions and cations in precipitation. Higher concentrations of SO4 2-, NO3 -, and base cations in runoff than in soil solutions is explained by lateral surficial leaching of pollutants and nutrients from shallow soil horizons. Nearly 30 years after peak acidification, UDL exhibited similar soil solution concentrations of SO4 2 , Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ as median values at the Pan-European International Co-operative Program (ICP) Forest sites, yet NO3concentrations were an order of magnitude higher.

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Effect of industrial dust on precipitation chemistry in the Czech Republic (Central Europe) from 1850 to 2013

Cited by 61 publications

References 32 publications

The Strengbach Catchment: A Multidisciplinary Environmental Sentry for 30 Years

The Strengbach Catchment: A Multidisciplinary Environmental Sentry for 30 Years

Twenty-five year record of chemicals in open field precipitation and throughfall from a medium-altitude forest catchment (Strengbach - NE France): An obvious response to atmospheric pollution trends

Spatially Resolved Soil Solution Chemistry in a Central European Atmospherically Polluted High-Elevation Catchment

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