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Table 30 Sensitivity analysis using an example calculation for CL(Hg)eco with different contents of dissolved organic mass and otherwise the same input data at a coniferous forest and a deciduous forest site with boulder clay in the subcontinental climate zone of north-eastern Germany

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

  

DOC

CL(Hg)eco

Deviation CL(Hg)eco

g m−3

g ha−1 a−1

%

Input data and results in this studya

Beech

32

0.2288

 

Pine

40

0.1736

 

Input data according to Manualb

Beech

35

0.2420

6

Pine

35

0.1562

− 10

Alternative input data and results from fictitious assumptions of extremes

Beech

1

0.0924

− 60

Pine

1

0.0380

− 78

Beech

100

0.5279

131

Pine

100

0.3822

120

  1. Sources: adeVries et al. [46]. b Manual of the ICP Modeling and Mapping [18, 29, 30]: Chapter V.5)