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The study covers 1991–1994 concentrations of SO2 and NO2 in the air, concentrations of sulphur and nitrogen in bulk precipitation, throughfall and stemflow as well as input of S and N to the Ratanica forested catchment (S. Poland), which is exposed to moderate anthropogenic pollution are presented. There was high input of sulphur (26 kg ha−1) and nitrogen (24 kg ha−1) to the catchment, mainly in NH4+ (18 kg ha−1). The significant contribution of NH4 + connected with intensive agriculture in surrounding fields has led to eutrophication of the ecosystem.
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Szarek, G. Sulphur and nitrogen input to the Ratanica forested catchment (Carpathian Foothills, southern Poland). Water Air Soil Pollut 85, 1765–1770 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00477235
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