Assessment by laboratory simulation of approaches to amelioration of peat acidification

Citation

Sanger LJ, Billett M & Cresser MS (1993) Assessment by laboratory simulation of approaches to amelioration of peat acidification. Environmental Pollution, 81 (1), pp. 21-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/0269-7491%2893%2990024-I

Abstract
The effects of different liming materials (CaCO3, Ca(OH)2, CaHPO4, and dolomite) on soil and drainage-water chemistry have been investigated for upland acidic peats by using a soil-core-simulation experiment. Intact cores from three depths (0-30, 0-60, and 0-90 mm) were subjected to ten years of simulated rainfall. Drainage water was periodically analysed for Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+ NH4+, TOC, Cl-, SO42-, NO3-, PO43-, and pH, and at the end of the experiment the cores were destructively sampled and analysed. Temporal changes in soil and drainage-water chemistry are used to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different liming materials for the amelioration of soil and drainage-water chemistry.

Journal
Environmental Pollution: Volume 81, Issue 1