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Table 31 Sensitivity analysis using an example calculation for CL(Cd)eco and CL(Pb)eco with different pH and dissolved organic mass contents and otherwise identical input data at a coniferous forest and a deciduous forest site with rendzic leptosol from marl 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

pH

CL(Cd)eco

CL(Pb)eco

Deviations CL(Cd)eco

Deviations CL(Pb)eco

g m−3

–

g ha−1 a−1

g ha−1 a−1

%

%

DOC data and results in this studya

Beech

32

4.0

8.97

42.7

  

Pine

40

4.0

8.89

31.8

  

DOC according to Manualb

Beech

35

4.0

8.97

42.7

0

0

Pine

35

4.0

8.83

31.5

− 1

− 1

alternative input data and results from fictitious assumptions of extremes

Beech

1

4.0

8.84

40.1

− 1

− 6

Pine

1

4.0

8.73

29.5

− 2

− 7

Beech

100

4.0

9.28

48.5

3

14

Pine

100

4.0

9.07

36.0

2

14

DOC data and results used in this studya

Beech

32

7.0

9.03

26.0

  

Pine

40

7.0

9.73

21.6

  

DOC according to Manualb

Beech

35

7.0

9.08

26.0

0

0

Pine

35

7.0

8.91

18.3

− 8

− 15

Alternative input data and results from fictitious assumptions of extremes

Beech

1

7.0

1.92

7.5

− 79

− 71

Pine

1

7.0

3.26

3.7

− 67

− 83

Beech

100

7.0

15.15

63.5

68

144

Pine

100

7.0

13.71

47.9

41

121

  1. aAccording to De Vries et al. [46]
  2. bAccording to ICP Modeling and Mapping Manual [18, 29, 30]: Chapter 5.5)