Potential Risk of Acidification in South Asia Kevin Hicks and Johan Kuylenstierna SEI

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Potential Risk of Acidification in South Asia Kevin Hicks and Johan Kuylenstierna SEI

Describe European experience of acidification Explain acidification processes and consequences Illustrate the dynamics of acidification over time Describe methodologies that could be used to promote national efforts to assess risk of acidification damage in the S. Asia Aims

Transboundary impacts of air pollution

Salmon decline in the acidified waters of southern Norway The pH of lake Gårdsjön, SW Sweden Effects of ‘Acid Rain’ in Europe

The sensitivity of aquatic organisms to a lowered pH in freshwater

85% of all acidified lakes and watercourses in Europe and North America are in six countries: Sweden, Norway, Canada, U.S.A., Scotland and Finland. Lake and river acidification in Europe In Europe, about – lakes have been affected by acidification This occurred in acid-sensitive regions where the soils have a low ability to neutralize continuous inputs of strong acids

Widespread forest decline in C Europe Forest damage in Germany

Forest Decline Forest decline experienced in many countries of central Europe and in eastern United States in the late 1970s and early 1980s The main air pollution hypotheses were: direct effects of gaseous pollutants and acidic rain, alone or in combination indirect effects via soil acidification (e.g. reduced availability of certain plant nutrients (Ca, Mg etc) and/or toxic effects of aluminium) excess availability of nitrogen (+ve and –ve effects)

Various factors contributing to forest decline

Evidence of Soil Acidification in Europe and southern China Soil acidification at Mt. Lu in southern China (Zhao, 1996) The decrease in soil pH between 1927 to in a beech and spruce forest in southern Sweden (Hallbäcken and Tamm, 1985).

Few studies on acidification Evidence of potential acidification of waters surounding industry in India Studies of water catchments in Nepal – no strong acidification seen Critical Load approach applied to soils in India, showing no ‘exceedance’ There is a need to collate all available studies and data on acidification in South Asia Evidence of soil acidification in South Asia?

Some definitions of terms commonly used in soil acidification work Acidity is defined as: pH: -log [H + ] or [H + ] = 10 -pH pH 7 neutral [H + ] = [OH - ] >pH 7 alkaline <pH 7 acidic Acid precipitation < pH 5.6 (which is the value for pure water in equilibrium with atmospheric CO 2 ) Examples pH of acid rain in Europe has been < pH 4 pH of rain in S Asia =

Some definitions of terms commonly used in soil acidification work Weathering rate (WR ) - rate of buffering of acidity by the chemical weathering of soil minerals Cations – positively charged ions Base cations = Ca 2+, Mg 2+, Na +, K + Acid cations = H + Al 3+ Cation exchange capacity (CEC) – measure of the capacity of the soil to bind cations to soil particles Base saturation (%BS ) = sum of base cations/CEC

atmosphere vegetation soil groundwater The soil acidification process BC uptake H+H+ BC dep BC Weathering Rate H +, NO 3, SO 4 dep H +, Al 3+, NO 3, SO 4 leaching BC leaching NH 4 + dep NO 3 leaching Acid cations (e.g. H +, Al 3+) Base cations (Ca 2+, Na +, Mg 2+, K + ) Export to streams and lakes Soil exchange complex CEC BS

atmosphere vegetation soil groundwater The soil acidification process

atmosphere vegetation soil groundwater The soil acidification process

atmosphere vegetation soil groundwater The soil acidification process

atmosphere vegetation soil groundwater The soil acidification process Acid cations (e.g. H +, Al 3+) Base cations (Ca 2+, Na +, Mg 2+, K + ) Lower % BS and pH

The Role of CEC and Aluminium in Soil Acidification

Acid deposition (S, NOx and NHx) can increase acidity and reduce buffering capacity of soils The soil acidification process summary pH drops and toxic aluminium ions can be released into the soil (toxic to plants) and can be leached to streams and lakes (toxic to fish) Acidity of rain water, measured by pH, is one measure of acid rain inputs but not the whole story The ‘potential’ acidity is realeased if ammonium is transformed to nitrate in the soil and leached

Crucial Questions: What is the risk of soil acidification? What is the acidic input to the soil from atmosphere and vegetation growth? How much of the potential acidity in deposition is released? How well can the soil buffer the acidic inputs?

Acidity and ‘potential’ acidity of rain

A Method to Assess Terrestrial Ecosystem Sensitivity to Acidic Deposition

Global Map of Terrestrial Ecosystem Sensitivity to Acidic Deposition Source: Kuylenstierna et al. 2001

Terrestrial Ecosystem Sensitivity to Acidic Deposition in South Asia Source: Kuylenstierna et al. 2001

Calculating Risk of Ecosystem Damage Using the Critical Load Approach

Acidic deposition in South Asia during 2001 using the MATCH model SulphurOxidized NitrogenAmmonium

Estimated Risk of acidification

Time Development of Acidification in the soils

1.Sensitive soil type is chosen for which required data are available 2. The net annual acidifying input to the soil is calculated from: H + input = 2SO 4 2- dep + fNO 3 - dep + fNH 4 + dep + Vegetation uptake – 2Ca 2+ dep – WR where f is the proportion of N deposition that leaches from the soil (all values are calculated in meq/m 2 /yr) Estimating the time development of soil acidification damage

atmosphere vegetation soil groundwater The soil acidification process BC uptake H+H+ BC dep BC Weathering Rate H +, NO 3, SO 4 dep H +, Al 3+, NO 3, SO 4 leaching BC leaching NH 4 + dep NO 3 leaching Acid cations (e.g. H +, Al 3+) Base cations (Ca 2+, Na +, Mg 2+, K + ) Export to streams and lakes Soil exchange complex CEC BS

FAO Soil Map of the world for NE India Bhubaneswar Kolkata

Time development of acidification damage for an acrisol in NE India

Acidification in South Asia? 1.No evidence of acidification effects yet 2.Potential areas at risk: e.g. Western Ghats, NE India, Himalayas, Bangladesh, wet zone of Sri Lanka have sensitive soil types 3.Areas of high ammonium deposition may be especially at risk e.g. NE India 4.Whether acidification potential is realised or not depends on air pollution emission trends, soil properties and management

What actions can be taken? Soils potentially at risk in each country must be identified and: relevant soil parameters measured pollutant load and its origins determined fate of nitrogen deposition in soil plant system and leaching determined management of the site studied e.g litter removed?

Next steps in Malé process? 1.Research required at national level on sensitive soils 2.Manual will be distributed in near future through NIAs

In Europe extensive and expensive liming was carried out to maintain buffering capacity of ecosystems

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Chinese proverb: ‘A clever man learns from his mistakes…. ….a wise man learns from other people’s’