Articles | Volume 18, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-169-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-169-2021
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12 Jan 2021
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Increased carbon capture by a silicate-treated forested watershed affected by acid deposition

Lyla L. Taylor, Charles T. Driscoll, Peter M. Groffman, Greg H. Rau, Joel D. Blum, and David J. Beerling

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (05 Oct 2020) by Tyler Cyronak
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ED: Publish as is (13 Nov 2020) by Tyler Cyronak
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Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategy involving soil amendments with silicate rock dust. Over 15 years, a small silicate application led to net CDR of 8.5–11.5 t CO2/ha in an acid-rain-impacted New Hampshire forest. We accounted for the total carbon cost of treatment and compared effects with an adjacent, untreated forest. Our results suggest ERW can improve the greenhouse gas balance of similar forests in addition to mitigating acid rain effects.
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