The impact of acid treatment on soilwater chemistry at the Humex site

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Environment International; (United States)

OSTI ID:6707277

Vogt, R D; Ranneklev, S B; Mykkelbost, T C ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Oslo (Norway)

The effects of acid treatment on soil water dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and inorganic chemistry are being monitored at the Humic Lake Acidification Experiment (HUMEX) in western Norway. The HUMEX project involves artificial acidification of half of a dystrophic lake and the corresponding drainage basin. Soil water chemistry data were collected from 30 monitoring lysimeters and 130 grid lysimeters. The samples from the monitoring lysimeters were collected before and, for a period of two years, after the onset of acid treatment. Operationally-defined functional fractions of DOC showed that hydrophilic (HPI) and hydrophobic (HPO) acids account for 60% to 90% of the DOC. In soils rich in DOC, the HPO acids were dominant, whereas in mineral soil horizons low in DOC, the HPI acid fractions were highest. The amount of DOC relative to labile aluminum and iron may determine the HPO/HPI acid ratio. The sulphate concentration has increased more in the treated than in the reference side. Coincident decreases in DOC and organically complexes aluminum (Al[sub 0]) concentrations were observed for surface histosol locations. The temporal and spatial variations in c(Al[sub 0]) were mainly explained by variation in c(DOC). 26 refs., 5 figs., 3 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 6707277
• Report Number(s): CONF-9306371--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Environment International; (United States) Journal Volume: 20:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540320 -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ACIDIFICATION
CHEMISTRY
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
EUROPE
FIELD TESTS
LAKES
NORWAY
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SCANDINAVIA
SOIL CHEMISTRY
SOILS
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE WATERS
TESTING
WESTERN EUROPE