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Posted Mon Nov 17 2008: from USGS, via EurekAlert: Acid soils in Slovakia tell somber tale http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1226952469 Increasing levels of nitrogen deposition associated with industry and agriculture can drive soils toward a toxic level of acidification, reducing plant growth and polluting surface waters, according to a new study published online in Nature Geoscience.... On the basis of these results, the authors warn that the high levels of nitrogen deposited in Europe and North America over the past half century already may have left many soils susceptible to this new stage of acidification. The results of this further acidification, wrote the authors, are highly reduced soil fertility and leaching of acids and toxic metals into surface waters. [Read more stories about: toxic water, unintended consequences] New!: Your Quips: gadfly says: "We reap the seeds we sow. Oh, right -- and today, we suffer our grandparents, and push suffering on our kids." Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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