Using column lysimetry to evaluate acid precipitation effects.

Alfred Ray Harris; Douglas M. Stone

doi:10.2737/NC-RP-291

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Using column lysimetry to evaluate acid precipitation effects.

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Authors:

Alfred Ray Harris, Douglas M. Stone

Year:

1990

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RP-291

Source:

Research Paper NC-291. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Describes methodology for collecting, instrumenting, and measuring acid soils using soil columns as lysimeters and reports the effects of varying acid precipitation and litter-humus treatments.

Keywords

sensitive soils, pH depression, sulfate loading, negative alkalinity

Citation

Harris, Alfred Ray; Stone, Douglas M. 1990. Using column lysimetry to evaluate acid precipitation effects. Research Paper NC-291. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station