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Table 27 Sensitivity analysis using an example calculation for CL(M)eco with different critical total concentrations in leachate and otherwise the same input data at an arable site with cambisol vega from clayey loamy fluviatile sediments in the sub-Atlantic climate zone and at a forest site with sandy cambisol in the subcontinental climate zone

From: Assessing the relevance of atmospheric heavy metal deposition with regard to ecosystem integrity and human health in Germany

  

Metal concentration in leachate (µg l−1)

Critical loads ecosystem protection (g ha−1 a−1)

[As]crit

[Cr]crit

[Ni]crit

CL(As)eco

CL(Cr)eco

CL(Ni)eco

Input data and results used in this paper

Wheat

70.0

44.0

106.8

205.6

132.9

315.0

Silage maize

70.0

44.0

106.8

206.9

162.6

339.8

Meadow

70.0

44.0

106.8

206.1

132.1

320.1

Pine

70.0

44.0

197.9

46.2

29.7

133.9

Alternative input data (here: minority thresholds according to Zeddel et al. [65] and results

Wheat

3.2

3.4

7.0

9.7

13.8

22.4

Silage maize

3.2

3.4

7.0

11.0

43.6

47.2

Meadow

3.2

3.4

7.0

10.1

13.0

27.5

Pine

3.2

3.4

7.0

2.1

2.9

7.9

Deviations [%]

Wheat

− 95.4

− 92.3

− 93.4

− 95.3

− 89.6

− 92.9

Silage maize

− 95.4

− 92.3

− 93.4

− 94.7

− 73.2

− 86.1

Meadow

− 95.4

− 92.3

− 93.4

− 95.1

− 90.2

− 91.4

Pine

− 95.4

− 92.3

− 96.5

− 95.4

− 90.3

− 94.1