Acidification, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and climate change

Abstract

Acidification of natural waters has been caused by anthropogenic emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides. As areas previously exposed to anthropogenic acidification are recovering, there is evidence of increasing concentrations of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic environments. This raises concerns about destabilization of soil organic matter as well as increasing costs for drinking water supply. The increase in DOM has been attributed to both global warming and recovery from acidification.

Keywords

Buffer; Carbon dioxide; Humus; Organic acids; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Organo-mineral complex

Published in

Handbook of Global Environmental Pollution
2014, number: 1, pages: 281-287
Title: Global Environmental Change
Publisher: Springer Netherlands

SLU Authors

• Winterdahl, Mattias

  • Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Bishop, Kevin

  • Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Erlandsson, Martin

  • University of Reading

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5784-4_107
• ISBN: 978-94-007-5783-7
• eISBN: 978-94-007-5784-4

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/132121