ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Characteristics of Phosphorus Loss from Organic
Farming and Forestry Land under Simulated
Rainfall in the Mountainous Areas
of Western Anhui
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College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Puzhu Road 30, Nanjing 211816, China
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Anhui Academy of Environmental Science Research, Hefei 230071, China
Submission date: 2023-04-08
Final revision date: 2023-05-27
Acceptance date: 2023-06-23
Online publication date: 2023-08-02
Publication date: 2023-09-08
Corresponding author
Ting Xia
College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Puzhu Road 30, Nanjing 211816, China
Lei Wang
Anhui Academy of Environmental Science Research, Hefei 230071, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(5):4907-4918
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The representative vegetable plots (Allium hookeri) and economic forest lands (Cuilan Tea) were
selected as the studied objects to explore the characteristics of phosphorus loss in surface and subsurface
runoff from organic farming and forestry in the western Anhui Mountains. Rainfall experiments were
carried out by simulating small, medium, and large rainfall intensities (0.6, 0.9, and 1.5 mm/min,
respectively) in the field. The results show that the range of phosphorus loss in the surface runoff from
organic vegetable plots and tea plots accounts for 52.5%-69.5% and 56%-71.7% of the total phosphorus,
respectively. The proportion of phosphorus loss increases with the increase in rainfall intensity.
Moreover, vegetation coverage and tillage methods (soil looseness) affect the difference in phosphorus
loss in agricultural and forestry land. Particulate phosphorus (PP) is the main form of phosphorus loss
in surface runoff in this area. Dissolved phosphorus (DP) is the main form of phosphorus loss in the
subsurface runoff, and the main DP is dissolved inorganic phosphorus. Moreover, phosphorus loss in
subsurface runoff is still high. This study provided a reference for the accounting of organic farming
and forestry pollution sources and the subsequent prevention and control of non-point source pollution.