Abstract
The charcoal kilns under study were situated in the Polish Western Carpathiens (Bieszczady). Aromatic hydrocarbon products of wood burning in the kilns were identified. The rate of decomposition of beech leaves was relatively high as environmental conditions enhanced decomposition. The intensity of soil metabolism is increasing during a long-term exposure to smoke, which is one of the indicators of anthropogenic disturbance resulting from organic factors.
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Fischer, Z., Bieńkowski, P. Some Remarks About the Effect of Smoke from Charcoal Kilns on Soil Degradation. Environ Monit Assess 58, 349–358 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006058512644
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