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Side effects related to liming have been studied in four dimictic lakes (553–642 m a.s.l.; 59°57′N) in Finnemarka, a forested area in Southern Norway with poor catchment buffer capacity. Data series from lake profiles have been sampled two decades apart; 10 years prior to liming and after 10 years of liming. Water samples were collected during spring after ice breakup and during summer after the development of thermal stratification. Before liming, there were very low concentrations of bicarbonate (HCO –3 ; or alkalinity) in the lakes. After 10 years of liming, up to 90% of the ions in hypolimnion originate from lime products. Hence, liming strengthened the chemical stratification and increased the vertical stability. Differences in chemocline developments between lakes were explained by differences in physical properties, i.e. their depth/surface area ratio. The chemocline developments lead to increased concentrations of organic matter in the hypolimnion with a subsequent reduction in oxygen concentrations. Lime additions during late spring, as an alternative to early autumn, lead to pronounced anoxic conditions in the hypolimnion.
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We are grateful to Nils-Yrje Kirste for giving us permission to use data derived from his MSc thesis.
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Grøterud, O., Haaland, S. Side Effects of Liming - A Study of Four Dimictic Lakes in Southern Norway. Water Air Soil Pollut 211, 135–141 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0287-2
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