Acidification and Recovery of a Spodosol Bs Horizon from Acidic Deposition

Randy A. Dahlgren; Drew C. McAvoy; Charles T. Driscoll

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Acidification and Recovery of a Spodosol Bs Horizon from Acidic Deposition

Randy A. Dahlgren, Drew C. McAvoy, Charles T. Driscoll

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A laboratory study was conducted to examine acidification and recovery of a Spodosol Bs horizon from acidic deposition in the Bear Brook Watershed (BBW) in central Maine. A mechanical vacuum extractor was used to draw solutions through a soil column at three treatments containing 40, 100, or 160 μmol/L SO₄²⁻. Following 44 days of leaching, all treatments were decreased to the 40 μmol/L SO₄²⁻ level to examine recovery from acidification. Acid additions were initially neutralized by release of basic cations and sulfate adsorption. Following attainment of steady-state conditions for basic cations and SO₄²⁻ with respect to the soil adsorption complex, Al dissolution was the primary neutralization mechanism. Aqueous Al activities appeared to be regulated by equilibrium with an Al(OH)₃ mineral phase. Following decreases in acid loadings, recovery was rapid resulting in retention of basic cations, reversible release of SO₄²⁻, and a marked reduction in the concentrations of soluble Al.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	531-537
Number of pages	7
Journal	Environmental Science and Technology
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/es00074a011
State	Published - Apr 1 1990

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