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An Analysis of the Structure of the Simple Mass Balance Equation: Implications for Testing National Critical Loads Maps
Authors:Kennedy  F  Rowell  D  Moffat  A J  Singh  B
Institution:(1) Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey, England;(2) Department of Soil Science, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, England;(3) Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey, England;(4) Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, The University of Sydney, Australia
Abstract:The critical loads concept is used by the UN-ECEConvention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution(CLRTAP) for setting pollution reduction targets.Increasing numbers of countries are adopting the SimpleMass Balance equation (SMB) to calculate critical loads ofacidifying S and N for forest soils. The equation is madeup of a series of mass balances each of which is used tocalculate a leaching flux. The assumptions in the SMBequation were investigated by testing its ability topredict current sulphur load and by comparing each of thecalculated leaching fluxes to measured rates. It was notpossible to predict current sulphur load at our sites usingthe SMB equation. The leaching tests demonstrated that,primarily due to its steady state assumptions, the SMBequation generates critical loads that are theoretical longterm estimates of risk, and are untestable. Thesimplifying assumptions sometimes lead to illogicalresults. Some of these can be improved by adding a final,simple but dynamic, calculation step to determine theexpected time until effects are observed. Theacceptability of combining annual average data, which bestapproximates steady state, with a biological indicator isquestionable. It is not possible to test critical loadscalculated using the SMB equation when applied with all ofits assumptions but it is possible to test its fundamentalapproach using non steady state data.
Keywords:acidification  critical load  forest soils  mass balance  pollution reduction  sulphur deposition
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