ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Investigating the Soil Wind Erosion in the Black
Soil Region of Northeast China Based on 137Cs
Tracer Method
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College of Geographical Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, Inner Mongolia, China
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Inner Mongolia Land Use and Regulation Engineering Technology Research Center,
Hohhot 010022, Inner Mongolia, China
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Laboratory of Mongolian Plateau Environment & Global Change, Hohhot 010022, Inner Mongolia, China
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Inner Mongolia Engineering Research Center for Water-saving Agriculture, Hohhot 010022, Inner Mongolia, China
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Inner Mongolia Territorial and Space Planning Institute, Hohhot Inner Mongolia, China,
Hohhot 010013, Inner Mongolia, China
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Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Restoration, Collaborative Innovation Center
of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China of Jiangsu Province, Forestry College of Nanjing Forestry University,
Nanjing 210037, China
Submission date: 2023-07-13
Final revision date: 2023-08-30
Acceptance date: 2023-08-31
Online publication date: 2023-11-13
Publication date: 2023-12-19
Corresponding author
Yong Wang
College of Geographical Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, Inner Mongolia, China
Chunrong Guo
College of Geographical Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot 010022, Inner Mongolia, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(1):211-224
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ABSTRACT
Soil wind erosion is one of the critical drivers of land degradation in the black soil region
of northeastern China. In this study, 137Cs background value and soil wind erosion rate was studied
by using 137Cs nuclide tracing technique in the black soil region of northeastern China, and wind erosion
characteristics such as background value and soil erosion rate over the years were clarified, which
has guiding significance for soil and water conservation and agricultural sustainable development
in the black soil region of northeast China. The mean area activity of the Hilltop area was
1541 Bq·m-2, which was lower than the background value of 1879.7 Bq·m-2 in the study area.
At the top of the hill, soil erosion occurred to some extent. The 137Cs profile has distributional
characteristics that can be divided into three categories. Most of the 137Cs area activity in Hilltop
area is evenly distributed in 0-15 cm, and the 137Cs area activity below 15 cm decreased gradually
until it disappeared. The spatial difference of wind erosion rate is significant in the study area, mainly
between 7.17-10.13 t·hm-2a-1. The average wind erosion rate of hilltops with different tillage quality
depths has little difference. The average wind erosion rate is 8.60 t·hm-2a-1, which belongs to mild
erosion. However, its erosion rate is higher than the tolerable soil loss of 2 t·hm-2a-1 in the black soil region of northeast China. As a result, soil erosion control in the black soil region of northeast China
still requires attention.