Pollutant-Species | 02.12.2024

Acid deposition :: Arctic charr

Impact Type: Deposition of pollutant 

Key Concerns: Salmonid species are likely to be harmed by pH levels below 5.0, while levels below 4.0 are lethal (Alabaster & Lloyd 1980).

In waters acidified by atmospheric pollution (i.e. rather than naturally organic acid waters) aluminium toxicity is the principal problem. Salmonids are most vulnerable at their early life stages in the nursery areas. 

Pollutant-Species | 02.12.2024

Acid deposition :: Atlantic salmon

Impact Type: Deposition of pollutant 

Key Concerns: Salmonid species are likely to be harmed by pH levels below 5.0, while levels below 4.0 are lethal (Alabaster & Lloyd 1980). 

Pollutant-Species | 02.12.2024

Acid deposition :: Baltic Bog moss

Impact Type: Deposition of pollutant

Key Concerns: Sphagnum balticum is a Red Data book species and is listed under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (DoE 1994).

Pollutant-Species | 02.12.2024

Acid deposition :: Birds (general)

Impact Type: Deposition of pollutant 

Key Concerns: It has been demonstrated that anthropogenic acid deposition can significantly reduce levels of available calcium in soil and the abundance of calcareous items such as snail shells. 

Pollutant-Species | 02.12.2024

Acid deposition :: Blue Tit

Impact Type: Deposition of pollutant 

Key Concerns: It has been demonstrated that anthropogenic acid deposition can significantly reduce levels of available calcium in soil and the abundance of calcareous items such as snail shells.