EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
The European Journal of Environmental Sciences offers a mixture of original peer-reviewed research papers, which bring you some of the most exciting developments in environmental sciences in the broadest sense, often with an inter- or trans-disciplinary perspective, focused on the European problems. The journal also includes critical reviews on topical issues, and overviews of the status of environmental protection in particular regions or countries. The journal covers a broad range of topics, including direct or indirect interactions between abiotic or biotic components of the environment, interactions of environment with human society, or environmental sustainability.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Vol 2 No 1 (2012), 56–61

Effects of applying deicing salt to roads in protected areas: a preliminary study in the Bavarian Forest National Park

Zdenka Křenová, Zdeňka Chocholoušková, Vladimír Zýval

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23361964.2015.39
published online: 10. 09. 2012

abstract

The negative effects of applying deicing salts to ecosystems are well documented for many countries. In some countries, the application of the deicing salts to roads in protected areas is prohibited by law. There is little detailed knowledge of the effects of deicing salts on ecosystems in the Bavarian Forest NP. The first preliminary study was conducted in 2011 and the first results are published in this paper. Nine permanent study sites were established and significant differences in soil chemical parameters among the different sites were recorded. The highest amounts of Na+ and Cl− ions were recorded at study site #4, which is located only a few meters from the bank of the Grosse Ohe River. Much higher concentrations of Na+ and Cl− ions were found at 10 meters from the road than at the road edge and it is assumed that this is due to long-term contamination from water accumulating from melting snow. There were also higher concentrations of salt ions recorded at other sites along the main road. It is important that trajectories of the mobility of ions, including seasonal variability and commutations of salt in ecosystems, should be studied in future.

keywords: road salting; halophytes; national park; ecosystem

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ISSN: 1805-0174
E-ISSN: 2336-1964

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