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In order to estimate the influence of NH3 on a forest in a clean atmosphere, the quality of the atmosphere in Sumava, South-Bohemia, was determined in September–October 1988. In this period the NOX, SO2, and aerosol concentrations were extremely low. The N-input into the forest margin amounted to 10–15 kg ha−1 in these two months, based on a deposition velocity of 3 cm s−1 and an average concentration of 9 μg m−3 NH3. The maximum hourly average ozone concentrations were found to be 50 to 100 μg m−3. There exists a strong relation between the ambient NH3 concentration profiles and the stable occupation. The concentration inside the stables exceeded the no-adverse-effect level for cows of 7.6 mg m−3.
This publication forms the basis for the estimation of the exposure of the forest to NH3 and the interpretation of the observed effects as published elsewhere (Mejstřík et al., unpublished).
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Adema, E.H., Mejstřŕk, V. & Binek, B. The determination of NH3-concentration gradients in a spruce forest using a passive sampling technique. Water Air Soil Pollut 69, 321–335 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00478168
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