User:Fettucinealfred/Soil acidification

Causes of Acid Rain
These gases may be present in the atmosphere due to natural sources such as lightning and volcanic eruptions, or from anthropogenic emissions. Basic cations like calcium are leached from the soil as acidic rainfall flows, which allows aluminum and proton levels to increase. (https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fsum.12270)

This process releases OH− into soil solution and buffers the pH decrease caused by the added H+ from both acids. The forest floor organic soil horizons (layers) that are high in organic matter also buffer pH, and decrease the load of H+ that subsequently leaches through underlying mineral horizons. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18831326/)

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Prevention and management: add a real life example of an experiment conducted in Ontario or locally (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12839193/)