Soil erosion on sloping field has led to a lot of environmental prob lems. In order to reveal the seriousness of the damage of soil erosion on slopin g fields 137Cs tracer method was used to estimate soil erosion rate...Soil erosion on sloping field has led to a lot of environmental prob lems. In order to reveal the seriousness of the damage of soil erosion on slopin g fields 137Cs tracer method was used to estimate soil erosion rate. 137Cs refer ence inventory of 2200Bq/m2 in Yixing, southern Jiangsu Province, was estimated and a model for estimating erosion of cultivated soil was established in order t o avoid overestimating soil erosion rates. Then based on the soil erosion rates and measured soil physical and chemical properties, direct and indirect impacts of soil erosion on environment were further discussed. Direct impacts of erosion on environment included on-site and off-site impacts. The on-site impacts we re that soil layer became thin, soil structure was deteriorated and soil nutrien ts decreased. The off-site impacts were that water bodies were polluted. The in direct impacts of soil erosion on environment were the increase of fertilizer ap plication and energy consumption, and change of adaptability of land uses. Altho ugh erosion intensity was not serious in the study area, its environmental impac ts should not be ignored because of great soil nutrient loss and coarseness of s oil particles.展开更多
文摘Soil erosion on sloping field has led to a lot of environmental prob lems. In order to reveal the seriousness of the damage of soil erosion on slopin g fields 137Cs tracer method was used to estimate soil erosion rate. 137Cs refer ence inventory of 2200Bq/m2 in Yixing, southern Jiangsu Province, was estimated and a model for estimating erosion of cultivated soil was established in order t o avoid overestimating soil erosion rates. Then based on the soil erosion rates and measured soil physical and chemical properties, direct and indirect impacts of soil erosion on environment were further discussed. Direct impacts of erosion on environment included on-site and off-site impacts. The on-site impacts we re that soil layer became thin, soil structure was deteriorated and soil nutrien ts decreased. The off-site impacts were that water bodies were polluted. The in direct impacts of soil erosion on environment were the increase of fertilizer ap plication and energy consumption, and change of adaptability of land uses. Altho ugh erosion intensity was not serious in the study area, its environmental impac ts should not be ignored because of great soil nutrient loss and coarseness of s oil particles.
