Liming of Acidified Surface Waters: A Swedish Synthesis [Paperback]

Acidification is one of the most serious environmental problems - especially in Sweden, which suffers most from the consequences of acid rain. Besides international negotiations to reduce sulphur emissions - 85% of the acid load on Sweden can be traced to emissions from outside the country itself - the Swedish Government has employed large-scale, operative liming activities to counteract acidification of surface waters. The scientific results show that - although acidification cannot be solved by liming alone - the measures taken resulted in substantial improvements to around 8,000 Swedish lakes and watercourses. The idea is that other countries affected by acidification may also profit from this experience.Acidification is one of the most serious environmental problems, especially in Sweden, which suffers most from the consequences of acid rain. Besides international negotiations to reduce sulphur emissions - 85% of the acid load on Sweden can be traced to emissions from outside Sweden - the Swedish Government has employed large-scale operative liming activities to counteract acidification of surface waters. The scientific results show that - although acidification cannot be solved by liming - the measures taken resulted in substantially improved conditions in around 8,000 Swedish lakes and watercourses, and other countries affected by acidification may also profit from the Swedish experience.1 Liming of surface waters in Sweden  a synthesis.- Summary.- 1. Introduction.- 1.1. From trial programme to large-scale liming.- 1.2. Previous documentation of liming activities in Sweden.- 1.3. The aims of the synthesis and the target group.- 1.4. Liming practices in other countries.- 2. Acidification loss of biological diversity and fish catch.- 3. Liming  a part of the Swedish strategy to counteract acidificatioation.- 3.1. Strategy.- 3.2. For how long is liming necessary?.- 3.3. Alternatives and complementary strategies.- 4. Aims and accomplishment.- 4.1. Aims.- 4.2. ExlÃo