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Table 28 Sensitivity analysis based on an example calculation for CL(M)eco with different pH values and otherwise the same input data at a forest site with sand-cambisol in the Atlantic climate zone of northwest Germany

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

 

Low pH

High pH

Deviation [%]

Beech

Pine

Beech

Pine

Beech

Pine

Soil

Cambisol from nutrient-poor sands

Cambisol from nutrient-rich sands

 

pH [–]

4.1

4.1

4.9

4.9

19.9

19.9

Yield [t dry mass ha−1 a−1]

4.4

1.7

4.7

1.9

5.7

7.7

CL(Pb)eco [g ha−1 a−1]

41.7

30.7

13.4

8.2

− 67.9

− 73.2

CL(Cd)eco [g ha−1 a−1]

9.1

9.0

5.4

6.2

− 40.9

− 31.4

CL(Ni)eco [g ha−1 a−1]

586.1

462.0

268.2

210.6

− 54.2

− 54.4

CL(Zn)eco [g ha−1 a−1]

213.1

174.8

153.4

128.9

− 28.0

− 26.3

CL(Cu) eco [g ha−1 a−1]

32.0

21.3

12.5

5.8

− 60.9

− 73.0