Regional ecological assessment approach to atmospheric deposition: effects on soil systems. [Sensitivity of soils in eastern US to acid rain]
Year: 1979
Type: article
Abstract: A regional ecological overview of the potential effects of acid precipitation on soils is presented. Computer maps of soil pH, CEC, base saturation, and base content in the eastern United States are displayed using county level data. These maps are then overlain with a computer map of the hydrogen ion loading and resultant maps of acid sensitive and acid insensitive soils are presented. Of 1572 counties in the eastern US, only 117 are classified as being acid sensitive. A number of qualifications concerning the data and the implications for management are discussed.
Authors: J.M. Klopatek, W. F. Harris, Randall J. Olson
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W308691035