Acid damage to vegetation following the Laki Fissure eruption in 1783 - an historical review

John Grattan; Brian Pyatt

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Acid damage to vegetation following the Laki Fissure eruption in 1783 - an historical review

John Grattan, Brian Pyatt

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Abstract

Documentary evidence suggests that during the Laki fissure eruption, Iceland, in the summer of 1783, severe acid pollution of the atmosphere resulted in damage to crops and trees in eastern England and northern Germany; the acid pulses led to enhanced fish mortality in Scotland

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	241-247
Number of pages	7
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	151
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(94)90473-1
Publication status	Published - 18 Jul 1994

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Acid damage
Laki
Vegetation
Volcanic

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