Ebook: Liming of Acidified Surface Waters: A Swedish Synthesis

Acidification is one of the most serious environmental problems, especially in Sweden, which suffers most from the consequences of acid rain. Besides international negotiations to reduce sulphur emissions - 85% of the acid load on Sweden can be traced to emissions from outside Sweden - the Swedish Government has employed large-scale operative liming activities to counteract acidification of surface waters. The scientific results show that - although acidification cannot be solved by liming - the measures taken resulted in substantially improved conditions in around 8,000 Swedish lakes and watercourses, and other countries affected by acidification may also profit from the Swedish experience.

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Acidification is one of the most serious environmental problems, especially in Sweden, which suffers most from the consequences of acid rain. Besides international negotiations to reduce sulphur emissions - 85% of the acid load on Sweden can be traced to emissions from outside Sweden - the Swedish Government has employed large-scale operative liming activities to counteract acidification of surface waters. The scientific results show that - although acidification cannot be solved by liming - the measures taken resulted in substantially improved conditions in around 8,000 Swedish lakes and watercourses, and other countries affected by acidification may also profit from the Swedish experience.

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Acidification is one of the most serious environmental problems, especially in Sweden, which suffers most from the consequences of acid rain. Besides international negotiations to reduce sulphur emissions - 85% of the acid load on Sweden can be traced to emissions from outside Sweden - the Swedish Government has employed large-scale operative liming activities to counteract acidification of surface waters. The scientific results show that - although acidification cannot be solved by liming - the measures taken resulted in substantially improved conditions in around 8,000 Swedish lakes and watercourses, and other countries affected by acidification may also profit from the Swedish experience.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Liming of surface waters in Sweden — a synthesis....Pages 1-44
Acidification of lakes and watercourses in a global perspective....Pages 45-62
Acidification of Swedish freshwaters....Pages 63-80
Strategies and methods for freshwater liming....Pages 81-124
The effects of liming on water chemistry....Pages 125-178
The effects of liming on microbial activity and the decomposition of organic material....Pages 179-191
The effects of liming on aquatic flora....Pages 193-220
The effects of liming on aquatic fauna....Pages 221-282
The impact of liming on aquatic communities....Pages 283-308
Liming strategies and effects: the Lake Gardsjon case study....Pages 309-325
Liming strategies and effects: the Lake Vastra Skalsjon case study....Pages 327-338
Liming strategies and effects: the Lake Stora Harsjon case study....Pages 339-351
Liming strategies and effects: the Lake Gyslattasjon case study....Pages 353-361
Liming strategies and effects: the River Hogvadsan case study....Pages 363-374
Liming strategies and effects: the Prastvallsbacken Stream case study....Pages 375-381
Liming effects on mercury concentrations in fish....Pages 383-398
Supplementary measures to aquatic liming....Pages 399-422
Socio-economic consequences of aquatic liming....Pages 423-458

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Acidification is one of the most serious environmental problems, especially in Sweden, which suffers most from the consequences of acid rain. Besides international negotiations to reduce sulphur emissions - 85% of the acid load on Sweden can be traced to emissions from outside Sweden - the Swedish Government has employed large-scale operative liming activities to counteract acidification of surface waters. The scientific results show that - although acidification cannot be solved by liming - the measures taken resulted in substantially improved conditions in around 8,000 Swedish lakes and watercourses, and other countries affected by acidification may also profit from the Swedish experience.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Liming of surface waters in Sweden — a synthesis....Pages 1-44
Acidification of lakes and watercourses in a global perspective....Pages 45-62
Acidification of Swedish freshwaters....Pages 63-80
Strategies and methods for freshwater liming....Pages 81-124
The effects of liming on water chemistry....Pages 125-178
The effects of liming on microbial activity and the decomposition of organic material....Pages 179-191
The effects of liming on aquatic flora....Pages 193-220
The effects of liming on aquatic fauna....Pages 221-282
The impact of liming on aquatic communities....Pages 283-308
Liming strategies and effects: the Lake Gardsjon case study....Pages 309-325
Liming strategies and effects: the Lake Vastra Skalsjon case study....Pages 327-338
Liming strategies and effects: the Lake Stora Harsjon case study....Pages 339-351
Liming strategies and effects: the Lake Gyslattasjon case study....Pages 353-361
Liming strategies and effects: the River Hogvadsan case study....Pages 363-374
Liming strategies and effects: the Prastvallsbacken Stream case study....Pages 375-381
Liming effects on mercury concentrations in fish....Pages 383-398
Supplementary measures to aquatic liming....Pages 399-422
Socio-economic consequences of aquatic liming....Pages 423-458
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