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Critical loads of acidity and nitrogen, based on multiple criteria for different swedish ecosystems

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The critical loads of acidity and nitrogen has been mapped for Swedish forest soils, using data from the Swedish Forest Inventory. The Swedish critical load map used in negotiations has been based on a number of ecological receptors. For terrestrial ecosystems criteria based on no adverse effect on growth, soil stability and groundwater quality was used. For surface waters, stream and lake biology was used as indicators for setting limits to acidification. A reduction of 75% of the acidity deposition in relation to 1988 is required in order to protect 95% of the forest resource in Sweden from effects of soil acidification. A reduction of 50% of the nitrogen deposition is required to avoid exceedance in more than 5% of the area. The mapping work was carried out by using the PROFILE model.

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  1. Chemical Engineering II, Lund University, Box 124, 221 00, Lund, Sweden

    Harald Sverdrup & Per Warfvinge

  2. Forest Soils, Swedish Agricultural University, Box 7007, S-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden

    Kaj RosÉn

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Harald, S., Warfvinge, P. & RosÉn, K. Critical loads of acidity and nitrogen, based on multiple criteria for different swedish ecosystems. Water Air Soil Pollut 85, 2375–2380 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01186189

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