Evaluation of the Impacts of Marine Salts and Asian Dust on the Forested Yakushima Island Ecosystem, a World Natural Heritage Site in Japan

To elucidate the influence of airborne materials on the ecosystem of Japan??s Yakushima Island, we determined the elemental compositions and Sr and Nd isotope ratios in streamwater, soils, vegetation, and rocks. Streamwater had high Na and Cl contents, low Ca and HCO₃ contents, and Na/Cl and Mg/Cl ratios close to those of seawater, but it had low pH (5.4 to 7.1), a higher Ca/Cl ratio than seawater, and distinct ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios that depended on the bedrock type. The proportions of rain-derived cations in streamwater, estimated by assuming that Cl was derived from sea salt aerosols, averaged 81?% for Na, 83?% for Mg, 36?% for K, 32?% for Ca, and 33?% for Sr. The Sr value was comparable to the 28?% estimated by comparing Sr isotope ratios between rain and granite bedrock. The soils are depleted in Ca, Na, P, and Sr compared with the parent materials. At Yotsuse in the northwestern side, plants and the soil pool have ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios similar to that of rainwater with a high sea salt component. In contrast, the Sr and Nd isotope ratios of soil minerals in the A and B horizons approach those of silicate minerals in northern China??s loess soils. The soil Ca and P depletion results largely from chemical weathering of plagioclase and of small amounts of apatite and calcite in granitic rocks. This suggests that Yakushima??s ecosystem is affected by large amounts of acidic precipitation with a high sea salt component, which leaches Ca and its proxy (Sr) from bedrock into streams, and by Asian dust-derived apatite, which is an important source of P in base cation-depleted soils.     

Sr Isotopic Signature in Plant-Derived Ca in Rain

The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios in rain at three sites in Japan were about 0.706 to 0.712, whereas those at one site in central Korea were higher (0.711 to 0.716), reflecting the difference in geology between the two countries. Because the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of exchangeable sites in soil minerals are indistinguishable from those of associated plants, aerosol Sr originating from both can be grouped together as plant-derived Sr. Spatial and temporal variations in ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and Sr/Ca ratios in the rain suggest the presence of plant-derived Sr and Ca in addition to Sr and Ca derived from sea-salt, acid-soluble aeolian carbonate from China, and cement-derived carbonate. However, systematic data on the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios and elemental concentrations of soils, plants, fly-ash, and road dust are required to put reliable constraints on the provenance of atmospheric Ca.     

Geochemical Comparison of Stream Water, Rain Water, and Watershed Geology in Central Korea

A hilly to mountainous watershed in Chonju in central Korea does not receive acid rain (average pH: 6.2); however, the stream water in the granite watershed is slightly acidic (6.4–6.7) and contains a low concentration of Ca compared to the stream water in sedimentary and volcanic rock watersheds (6.8–7.6). Although the concentrations of Ca and Sr and the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio in the stream water change in accordance with the watershed geology, the stream ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios are closer to the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios of rain than to those of the substrate rocks, suggesting the selective but sluggish weathering of Ca-containing minerals neutralizes acid. The concentrations of trace metals (As, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Pb) in the water are lower than those in rain and less dependent on the watershed geology, indicating that they originated dominantly from the atmosphere. This result is consistent with the stream water having Pb isotope ratios close to that of rain but distinct from that of the rocks. We assume that the soil pool of exchangeable ions dominantly contains atmospherically derived heavy metals, which are subsequently discharged into streams. It is likely that the poor acid-neutralizing capacity of granite makes the aquatic systems in the granite watershed in Chonju sensitive to atmospheric acidification.     

Uptake of macro nutrients,barium, and strontium by vegetation from mineral soils on carbonatite and pyroxenite bedrock at the Lillebukt Alkaline Complex on Stjernøy,Northern Norway

Carbonatite originating from the Lillebukt Alkaline Complex at Stjernøy in Northern Norway possesses favorable lime and potassium (K) fertilizer characteristics. However, enrichments of barium (Ba) and strontium (Sr) in carbonatite may cause an undesired uptake by plants when applied to agroecosystems. A field survey was carried out to compare concentrations of Ba, Sr, and macronutrients in indigenous plants growing in mineral soil developed on a bedrock of apatite–biotite–carbonatite (high in Ba and Sr) and of apatite–hornblende–pyroxenite (low in Ba and Sr) at Stjernøy. Samples of soil and vegetation were collected from three sites, two on carbonatite bedrock and one on pyroxenite bedrock. Ammonium lactate (AL)‐extracted soil samples and nitric acid microwave‐digested samples of soil, grasses, dwarf shrubs, and herbs were analyzed for element concentration using ICP‐MS and ICP‐OES. Concentrations of magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) in both soil (AL) and plants were equal to or higher compared to values commonly reported. A high transfer of phosphorus (P) from soil to plants indicates that the apatite‐P is available to plants, particularly in pyroxenite soil. The non‐exchangeable K reservoir in the soil made a significant contribution to the elevated K transfer from soil to plant. Total concentrations of Ba and Sr in surface soil exhibited a high spatial variation ranging from 490 to 5,300 mg Ba kg^?1 and from 320 to 1,300 mg Sr kg^?1. The transfer of AL‐extractable elements from soil to plants increased in the order Ba < Sr < Ca < Mg < K, hence reflecting the chemical binding strength of these elements. Concentrations of Ba and Sr were low in grasses (≈ 20 mg kg^?1), intermediate in dwarf shrubs and highest in herbs. Plant species and their affinity for Ca seemed more important in explaining the uptake of Ba and Sr than the soil concentration of these elements. The leguminous plant species Vicia cracca acted as an accumulator of both Ba (1.800 mg kg^?1) and Sr (2.300 mg kg^?1).     

Natural strontium isotope composition as a tracer of weathering patterns and of exchangeable calcium sources in acid leached soils developed on loess of central Belgium

The natural Sr isotope composition of acid leached soils developed on loess, under beech forest, in central Belgium was used as a tracer of soil forming processes, in conjunction with physico‐chemical and quantitative mineralogical investigations. Attention was focused on weathering and exchange processes, with special emphasis on the origin of the current soil exchangeable fraction and the influence of the atmospheric deposition and biological cycling on the calcium exchangeable pool (Sr acts as a proxy for Ca). The determination of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios was made on the bulk soil, on the clay‐ and silt‐size soil separates, on 0.1 m HCl extracts, on the labile pool, on the soil solution and on the bulk precipitation. The acid leached soil profiles are characterized by a sequence of weathering processes that is highlighted by both mineralogical and isotopic changes. From the calcareous unweathered loess (pH 7.5) to the uppermost soil horizons (pH < 4.0) the evolution of the ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotope ratio clearly reflects: (i) the selective weathering of Ca‐plagioclase (small ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio) and the increasing proportion of resistant K‐ and Rb‐rich minerals (large ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratio) in the uppermost soil horizons; and (ii) a downward translocation of clay minerals with a large isotopic ratio, a physical breakdown of muscovite and a non‐congruent chemical weathering of K‐feldspar. The influence of organic restitutions or atmospheric deposition is not significant. The comparison between the Sr isotopic signature of the soil solution, and the exchangeable and HCl‐extractible soil fractions provides information about cation exchange efficiency, soil–water interaction and the origin of the exchangeable pool.     

LATERITIC DEEP WEATHERING OF GRANITE

Chemical and mineralogical analyses of two representative laterite profiles developed from granite in south-western Australia have shown that several depth zones defined by particular mineral suites and geochemistry may be recognized. These zones are not simply related to the conventional morphological pallid, mottled, and ferruginous zones. Changes in geochemistry in both profiles can be related to the stability of the major mineral species and to the common isomorphous substitutions occurring in them. Ca, Na, and Mg, which are mainly present in plagioclase feldspars and ferromagnesian minerals, are removed during the earliest stage of alteration of the parent granite. K, Mn, Zn, and residual Ca, Na, Mg, and Sr decrease as microcline and micas alter to kaolin. Al and Fe are most abundant in the surface zones which contain secondary sesquioxide minerals.     

模拟酸雨和外源铝对茶树铝及一些营养元素吸收积累的影响

采用盆栽方法,研究了模拟酸雨和外源铝对茶树铝及一些营养元素吸收积累的影响,以期为酸沉降区茶园管理提供资料。结果表明,随着外源铝浓度的增加,茶树根、茎和叶中铝含量增加,在适度浓度外源铝处理下,模拟酸雨促进茶树根、茎和叶对铝的吸收与积累,高酸高铝则抑制茶树各器官中铝的积累。外源铝促进茶树根、茎和叶对磷、铜和铁的吸收与积累,促进茶树茎和叶对钾的吸收与积累,对茶树根中钾含量没有明显的影响,外源铝抑制茶树根对钙、镁和锌的吸收与积累,但不影响它们在茶树中的运输,茎和叶中含量增加。模拟酸雨对茶树根和茎中磷含量没有明显影响,pH4.5的模拟酸雨有利于茶叶磷的积累,模拟酸雨对茶树根、茎和叶中钾、钙、镁、铜和锌含量没有明显的影响。无外源铝处理下,模拟酸雨降低茶树根系中铁的含量,对茎和叶中铁含量没有明显影响,外源铝处理下,模拟酸雨明显降低茶树根、茎和叶中铁的含量,并且外源铝处理浓度越高,模拟酸雨对根、茎和叶中铁含量的降低幅度越大。     

Granitic weathering: a Brazilian study

Chemical and mineral studies were carried out on weathered materials from six profiles developed on granites located in different areas of Brazil. Quartz and K-feldspar are the most abundant minerals overall. Kaolinite is the most common secondary mineral and is principally a feldspar weathering product. Mica breakdown is associated with smectite formation in semi-arid regions. In more humid regions mica weathering products include interlayered mica-vermiculite, vermiculite and kaolinite. Changes in the concentrations of Si, Al and K reflect the weathering behaviour of quartz, kaolinite, K-feldspar respectively, although K mobilities sometimes appear to be governed by processes related to the formation of secondary minerals. Ca and Mg are the first elements to exhibit depletion and their removal rates are very fast relative to K. P is also among the most mobile elements. Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Ba and Pb concentrations were measured. The first row transition metals are the most depleted. Rb and Sr are retained relative to Na, Mg, and Ca, and Ba accumulates as weathering proceeds. Y, Zr, Nb and Pb concentrations show little variation. The conclusion is that the factors controlling deep leaching are complex and the common notion that weathering rates are higher at lower latitudes should be reassessed.     

A Dendrochemical Survey of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum Marsh) in South-Central Ontario,Canada

A dendrochemical survey of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh) was conducted insouth-central Ontario, which encompassed twenty-two sites in areas that both exceeded orwere below the published Critical Loads with respect to acid deposition. Areas thatexceeded the Critical Load were located remote from point emission sources, but were alsocharacterized by thin, nutrient-poor soils overlying the Precambrian Shield. ThepH_aq of surface soils (A-horizon) was lower at sites on the Precambrian Shield andwater-extractable concentrations of Ca decreased exponentially with decreasing soil pH. Significant polynomial relationships between soil pH and soil Ca and sugar maple growth,assessed as cumulative tree-ring growth between 1949 and 1998, explained 40% and 37% ofthe variation in sugar maple growth respectively, with lowest growth associated with lowsoil pH and low soil Ca. Furthermore, there was a significant linearrelationship between wood Ca concentrations (averaged between 1949 and 1998) and soil pHand concentrations of several trace elements in wood (Mn, Pb, Zn, Cd, Sr and Rb) were greater atlow soil pH. Poor sugar maple growth was associated with low wood Ca concentrations andhigh wood Al levels, which together accounted for 43% of the variation in sugar maplegrowth in a multiple regression model. None of the other wood chemistry variablescontributed significantly to the model. These data suggest that sugar maple grows poorlyon acidic soils with low Ca and high Al levels. Although such acidic podzols occurnaturally in some areas overlying the Precambrian Shield, if Ca losses due to aciddeposition and/or harvesting exceed inputs through weathering and deposition(i.e. exceed Critical Load), sugar maple growth may be adversely affected and ultimately lead toincreased incidence of sugar maple decline.     

棕壤和褐土的酸淋溶特征

用室内模拟淋洗土柱的方法 ,对棕壤和褐土的酸淋容特征进行了研究。结果表明 ,p H低的酸雨使棕壤严重酸化且有活性铝测出 ,但对褐土的影响相对较轻。 4种盐基离子淋失总量与酸雨的氢离子浓度呈极显著的正相关关系 ,淋失量 Ca2 >Mg2 >Na >K ,其中 Na 对酸雨的酸度最不敏感。电导率的变化与盐基淋失量的变化有相同趋势 ,但不同处理之间的差别倍数大于盐基淋失差别的倍数 ,4种酸雨对土壤的危害程度为 p H2 >p H3>p H4、p H5 ,其中危害棕壤的程度高于褐土。     

贡嘎山海螺沟冰川退缩区土壤序列矿物组成变化

阐明土壤中矿物随时间变化的机制是理解矿物风化和土壤发育的基础。利用X射线衍射法对贡嘎山海螺沟冰川退缩区土壤矿物组成随成土作用时间变化进行了定量分析。结果表明,冰川退缩区成土母质的矿物组成同质性较高,以硅酸盐矿物为主(约90%),包括:斜长石(28.5%)、石英(24.5%)、黑云母、钾长石、普通辉石、角闪石、绿泥石、蛭石;并有少量碳酸盐矿物,如方解石(8%)、白云石(2.3%);以及磷酸盐矿物磷灰石(2.1%)。退缩区土壤的矿物组成总体呈新发育土壤特征,随着成土年龄的增加,方解石逐渐被风化成为草酸钙石,角闪石、黑云母、磷灰石和绿泥石含量逐渐降低,长英质矿物的相对含量有所增加。成土作用中矿物组成的变化受植被原生演替和土壤p H的影响,快速发育的植被导致土壤p H迅速降低,风化程度增强。     

酸雨对黄土磷的淋溶效应

采用室内土柱模拟淋溶试验,分析了陕西省杨凌区3种土壤在5个酸雨梯度的侵蚀作用下,土壤磷的释放和迁移规律.结果表明,酸雨会使土壤受到一定程度的酸化,而土壤的酸化程度与酸雨的pH值、土壤的类型、土壤的pH值、阳离子交换量、有机质含量有关.土壤对酸雨的缓冲能力由大到小的顺序为:腐殖质层＞母质层＞黏化层.随着酸雨累积淋溶量的增加,土壤磷的释放总量呈增加趋势,但淋失率会下降.酸雨的pH值为5时土壤磷的累积淋失量最大,土壤磷的累积淋失量和淋失率顺序为:腐殖质层＞黏化层＞母质层.酸雨对腐殖质层的磷具有最强侵蚀效应.母质层和黏化层的酸化主要发生在土壤表层,而腐殖质层酸化主要发生在土壤底层,酸雨侵蚀后腐殖质层酸化最严重.长期的酸雨侵蚀会导致土壤磷流失,造成土壤养分贫瘠化.     

黄土的连续提取实验及Rb/Sr值意义

通过连续提取实验 ,将黄土和古土壤中元素的赋存状态分成六种形态 :水可溶态、可交换态、碳酸盐结合态、铁锰氧化物结合态、有机物结合态和残留态。结果表明 ,K和Rb等元素 ,主要赋存于残留态中 ,而Ca、Sr等元素主要赋存于碳酸盐结合态和残留态中。Sr在黄土和古土壤中的赋存状态明显与Ca的分布有关。在风化成壤作用中 ,碳酸盐的淋溶和含Ca硅酸盐矿物的分解 ,引起Sr的淋失 ,而Rb保持稳定。因此 ,Rb Sr值指示了黄土和古土壤遭受的淋溶程度 ,反映了黄土高原的降雨量 ,是夏季风强度变化的替代性指标     

模拟酸雨对赤红壤磷素及Ca2+，Al3+，Fe2+淋失特征的影响

本研究通过室内土柱试验,研究了不同强度和持续时间的模拟酸雨淋溶下,赤红壤磷素淋失量及部分阳离子（Ca2+、Al3+、Fe2+）的释放程度和特征。结果表明:经pH 2.0、pH 3.0、pH 4.0、pH 5.0模拟酸雨持续淋溶 34 d后,淋溶液pH值变化并不明显（＞0.05 ）,而对Ca2+、Fe2+的溶出有显著的促进作用,Ca2+、Al3+、Fe2+ 溶出量均随 pH 值的降低而升高,Al3+ 和 Fe2+ 淋失量在pH 2.0时均有骤增现象。随淋溶时间的增加,土壤可溶态磷的淋失量表现为先增加后逐渐降低;随着pH值的降低,土壤磷淋失总量也表现为先增加后降低,pH4.0的酸雨有助于促进土壤磷的释放,pH＜4.0时土壤磷的淋失减少。相关分析发现淋溶液中磷淋失总量与Al3+和Fe2+溶出量均呈显著负相关（r1=0.6531, r2=0.5107）,和Ca2+总溶出量相关关系不显著（r3=0.1287）,表明高强度酸雨降低了土壤磷淋失量可能与酸雨作用导致活性铁、铝的大量释放,增加了磷的活性吸附点位,从而增加了对磷酸根离子配位吸附与固定有关。     

Effects of acid deposition on acidity and exchangeable cations in podzols of the Kola Peninsula

Response of soil and soil water of podzols in the Kola Peninsula to acid deposition was estimated under both field and laboratory conditions. A significant increasing trend of exchangeable acidity in organic (O) horizons and exchangeable Al in podzolic (E) horizons of podzols with distance from the nickel smelter was observed. The simulated rain at pH 4.5 did not alter chemical properties of soils and soil solutions. As much as 95–99% of the applied H⁺ ions were retained by soils and appeared in the percolates after a treatment period that depended on acid load and soil thickness. Ca and Mg in soil solutions were highly sensitive to acid loading. Simulated acid rain enhanced the leaching of exchangeable base cations out of root zone. Acid inputs resulted in decreased pH, amount of exchangeable base cations and base saturation, in elevated exchangeable acidity and it's Al fraction in soil solid phase. The most significant changes occurred in O and E horizons. Substantial amounts of both Ca and Mg can be lost from the root zone of podzols in the north-western Kola, subjected to acid deposition, thus leading to forest productivity damage.     

14C标记秸秆碳素在老成土和变性土中的转化

Hg vertial transference in soil-water system was studied by analyzing Hg vertical ditribution in soil column after adding Hg and one of the two leacheates,deionzied water or acid rain,into soil column.The results indicated that Hg was hardly transferable in puple soil.About 86%-88% of the total soil Hg was distributed in the top layer (0-2cm) and to Hg was detected in the leakage when the purple soil column was leached by deionized water and simulated acid rain.But Hg was more movalbe in yellow soil with only about 20%-22% of the total soil Hg distributed in the top layer (0-2cm),and about 17%-25% washed out from the soil column by deionized water and simulted acid rain,Incremant in soil bulk density colud reduce Hg leaching,thus the more the Hg kept in soil,the less the Hg leached into underground water,Deionized water and acid rain almost played the same role in leaching Hg.Bentioint was most effecient in preventing Hg from vertcal transferring in the soil coulumn.     

Forms and retention of phosphorus in an illite-clay soil profile with a history of fertilisation with pig manure and mineral fertilisers

Phosphorus (P) binding to minerals and ion exchange capacity in different clay fractions were examined for a non-calcareous soil in southwest Sweden. The soil had received pig slurry during three decades, 2 kg lower than the recent maximum load of 22 kg P ha^− 1 year^− 1 as regulated by livestock density legislation. The topsoil was found to contain 33% clay by weight. Illite was the predominant clay mineral and constituted 13% of total soil. Vermiculite (10%), K-feldspar (14%) and plagioclase (21%) also constituted significant proportions of the mineralogical matrix. Within the most fine-grained clay fraction, 50% of which was less than 0.1 μm in particle size, illite and vermiculite dominated totally, 50 and 23% respectively. In fine-grained (FG), most fine-grained (MFG) and colloidal fractions, there were strong relationships (Pearson correlation coefficient 0.98–1.00) between calcium (Ca) and P. There was a low molar ratio Ca:P in added manure and the presence of Ca–P complexes in the fine soil fractions was indicated. In contrast, in the coarse soil fraction (> 2 μm), there was a clear relationship (Pearson coefficient 0.97) between P and iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) and between P and aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) throughout the soil profile. Thus even for non-calcareous soils, formation of Ca–P complexes should be taken into account with regards to losses of colloidal P to drainage water.     

Effects of cement production on the elemental composition of soils in the neighborhood of two cement factories

The effects of cement production on the elemental composition of soils in the neighborhood of two cement factories in Nigeria have been investigated using the XRF and PIXE/RBS techniques. The concentration of 21 elements viz:-Mg, Al, Si, P, S, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, Pb, As, Zr, Rb and Br, were determined in about 30 samples. Calcium, P, S, Cr, Ni, Cu and Zn, were found to be relatively enriched in the soils of the cement factory premises. Calcium, a cement marker element, was found to be well correlated with Mg, S, Fe, Ni and Cu in the soils, and inversely proportional to the Si and Ti concentrations. From Ca/Si ratios and enrichment factors of the marker elements, it was found that soil contamination due to cement drops sharply with distance from the factories, and with increasing depth from the surface.     

Simulated Acid Rain Leaching Characteristics of Acid Soil Amended with Bio-Briquette Combustion Ash

In Chongqing City, the rapid growth of the economy has accompanied an increase of sulfur dioxide emissions from coal combustion, bringing about an expansion of acid rain affected areas and acidification of soil. Recently, we reported that coal-biomass briquettes so-called bio-briquettes (BB), which are produced from pulverized raw coal, biomass, and a sulfur fixation agent (Ca (OH)₂) under 3 to 5 tons cm^?2 pressure, have high sulfur-fixation efficiency. The BB ash contains nutritive substances such as Ca and Mg, and has a large acid-neutralizing capacity. Thus, in order to improve the acid soil in the Chongqing area, we analyzed the chemical composition of the original acid soil and the ash-amended soil, and investigated their leaching characteristics under simulated acid rain (SAR). It was found that plants and crops in Chongqing area would be injured if the present acid rain continues. We carried out a SAR leaching experiment and studeid the potential toxic effects of leachate from soil containing added ash. The results indicated that the contents of most toxic elements, with the sole exception of chromium, were below the environment standard for irrigation water. Because the BB ash was highly alkaline, the leaching aluminum (Al) species would be hydroxide rather than free Al³⁺ ion.     

Impacts of acid precipitation on coniferous forest ecosystems

This paper summarizes the results from current studies in Norway. One main approach is the application of artificial acid ‘rain’ and of lime to field plots and lysimeters. Application during two growth seasons of 50 mm mo^?1 of ‘rain water’ of pH 3 to a podzol soil increased the acidity of the humus and decreased the base saturation. The reduction in base saturation was mainly due to leaching of Ca and Mg. Laboratory experiments revealed that decomposition of pine needles was not affected by any acid ‘rain’ treatment of the field plots. Liming slightly retarded the decomposition. No nitrification occurred in unlimed soils (pH 4.4-4.1). Liming increased nitrification. The soil enchytraeid (Ohgochaeta) fauna was not much affected by the acidification. Germination of spruce seeds in acidified mineral soil was negatively affected when soil pH was 4.0 or lower. Seedling establishment was even more sensitive to increasing soil acidity. Analysis of throughfall and stemflow water in southernmost Norway reveals that the total deposition of H₂SO₄ beneath spruce and pine is approximately two times the deposition in open terrain. A large part of this increase is probably due to dry deposition. Increased acidity of the rain seems to increase the leaching of cations from the tree crowns. Tree-ring analysis of spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) has been based on comparisons between regions differently stressed by acid precipitation and also between sites presumed to differ in sensitivity to acidification. No effect that can be related to acid precipitation has yet been detected on diameter growth.