Douglas-fir plantations impact stream and groundwater chemistry in western Europe: Insights from three case studies in France and Luxembourg

This study also shows that nitrate concentrations in surface and ground waters in rural areas could also originate from Douglas fir forested catchments. The impact of Douglas-fir is nevertheless reduced downstream through a dilution effect: mixing tree species at the catchment scale could thus be a solution to mitigate the effect of Douglas-fir on nitrate concentration in surface waters.PMID:37652225 | DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122477

Source: Environmental Pollution - August 31, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Alexia Paul Christophe Hissler Alessandro Florio Serge Didier Benoit Pollier Gregory van der Heijden Etienne Dambrine Jacques Ranger Bernd Zeller Arnaud Legout Source Type: research