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Sulfur problems in Swedish agriculture

Abstract

The present paper deals with some aspects of the sulfur situation in Swedish agriculture with special emphasis on the importance of and relationships among various sources of sulfur supply. An inventory of the sulfur content of Swedish soils and hay crops includes 649 soil samples and a corresponding number of hay samples from 59 locations. In a special investigation the samples were found to be representative of normal Swedish farm land. It is concluded that the amount of sulfur compounds in the air is the primary factor which determines the amount of sulfur added to the soil from the atmosphere. Compared with values obtained in other countries, the amount of sulfur added by the precipitation in Sweden is very low. The distribution in air and precipitation of sulfur from an industrial source was studied in a special investigation. An initial reason for the present study was the damage to vegetation caused by smoke from an industrial source. It was concluded that the average conditions in the vicinity of the industrial source with respect to smoke constituents in the air and precipitation were unfavorable only to the plants directly within a very narrow region. Relationships among the sulfur contents of air,  More>>
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Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1959
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
EDB-86-045053
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Kungli Lant bruksh. Annale.; (Sweden); Journal Volume: 25
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; FORAGE; TOLERANCE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; TREES; ACID RAIN; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ALFALFA; BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION; FERTILIZERS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; LAND POLLUTION; POLLUTION SOURCES; SMOKES; SOILS; SWEDEN; AEROSOLS; ANIMAL FEEDS; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; BACTERIA; CHALCOGENIDES; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; EUROPE; FOOD; INDUSTRY; LEGUMINOSAE; MICROORGANISMS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; POLLUTION; RAIN; RESIDUES; RHIZOBIUM; SCANDINAVIA; SOLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR OXIDES; WASTES; WESTERN EUROPE; 560303* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Plants- (-1987); 500200 - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989); 510200 - Environment, Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
OSTI ID:
6228934
Research Organizations:
Royal Agricultural College, Uppsala, Sweden
Country of Origin:
Sweden
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: KLHAA
Submitting Site:
HEDB
Size:
Pages: 57-169
Announcement Date:
Dec 01, 1985

Citation Formats

Johansson, O. Sulfur problems in Swedish agriculture. Sweden: N. p., 1959. Web.
Johansson, O. Sulfur problems in Swedish agriculture. Sweden.
Johansson, O. 1959. "Sulfur problems in Swedish agriculture." Sweden.
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title = {Sulfur problems in Swedish agriculture}
author = {Johansson, O}
abstractNote = {The present paper deals with some aspects of the sulfur situation in Swedish agriculture with special emphasis on the importance of and relationships among various sources of sulfur supply. An inventory of the sulfur content of Swedish soils and hay crops includes 649 soil samples and a corresponding number of hay samples from 59 locations. In a special investigation the samples were found to be representative of normal Swedish farm land. It is concluded that the amount of sulfur compounds in the air is the primary factor which determines the amount of sulfur added to the soil from the atmosphere. Compared with values obtained in other countries, the amount of sulfur added by the precipitation in Sweden is very low. The distribution in air and precipitation of sulfur from an industrial source was studied in a special investigation. An initial reason for the present study was the damage to vegetation caused by smoke from an industrial source. It was concluded that the average conditions in the vicinity of the industrial source with respect to smoke constituents in the air and precipitation were unfavorable only to the plants directly within a very narrow region. Relationships among the sulfur contents of air, of precipitation, of soils and of plants have been subject to special investigations. In the final general discussion and conclusions it is pointed out that the results from these investigations indicate evident differences in the sulfur status of Swedish soils. The present trend toward the use of more highly concentrated fertilizers poor in sulfur may be expected to cause a considerable change in the sulfur situation in Swedish agriculture. 167 references, 40 figures, 44 tables.}
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volume = {25}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Sweden}
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