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

Environmental Sciences Europe

Table 29 Sensitivity analysis using an example calculation for CL(M)_eco with different organic mass contents and otherwise the same input data at grassland sites with boulder clay in the subcontinental climate zone of Northeast Germany

Vegetation	Weed	Weed	Deviations [%]
Soil	Luvic arenosols from boulder clay	Distric gley from boulder clay	Deviations [%]
OM [mass %]	1	15	− 93.3
CL(Pb)_eco [g ha⁻¹ a⁻¹]	13.0	14.8	− 12.2
CL(Cd) _eco [g ha⁻¹ a⁻¹]	5.3	5.5	− 3.6
CL(Hg) _eco [g ha⁻¹ a⁻¹]	0.22	0.22	− 2.2
CL(Ni) _eco [g ha⁻¹ a⁻¹]	273.3	280.8	− 2.7
CL(Zn) _eco [g ha⁻¹ a⁻¹]	358.9	370.1	− 3.0
CL(Cu) _eco [g ha⁻¹ a⁻¹]	36.7	46.4	− 20.9