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eISSN: 2083-5906
ISSN: 1230-1485
ISSN: 1230-1485
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Salinity Levels Alter Soil Nitrous Oxide Emission,
Ammonia Volatilization, and Nitrogen Leaching
1
School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China
2
Standard Technology & Engineering Co., Ltd (Qingdao), Qingdao 266000, China
3
Institute of Earth System Sciences, Section Soil Science, Leibniz University of Hannover, 340419 Hannover, Germany
4
Binzhou Zhenghai Blue Industrial Group, Binzhou, 251900, China
5
College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Submission date: 2025-03-19
Final revision date: 2025-05-14
Acceptance date: 2025-06-02
Online publication date: 2025-08-21
Publication date: 2026-10-23
Corresponding author
Wenjun Xie
School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China
School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China
Guodong Shao
College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2026;35(5):5767-5776
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ABSTRACT
Soil nitrogen (N) turnover in saline soils is largely unknown, and investigations of N losses from
such soils have yielded conflicting findings. A meta-analysis was thus employed to explore the influence
of salinity on soil N2O and NH3 emissions, and N leaching potential (PNr, the proportion of NO3-
to total inorganic N). Results indicated that increasing salinity significantly increased soil NH3
emissions, except during experiments longer than 14 d under low salinity (ECe<4-12 dS m-1). Salinity
effects on soil N2O emissions decreased by 30-82% at medium salinity (ECe = 12-16 dS m-1) over
periods shorter than 14 d, and increased by 90-177% at high salinity (ECe>16 dS m-1). PNr decreased
by 36-68% at high salinity. Soil pH, organic carbon, total and inorganic N also had significant
influences on N2O and NH3 emissions, and PNr. Hence, salinity levels have significant direct effects
on N losses, simultaneously, indirectly influencing N turnover by altering soil properties. In brief, N
losses from saline soils mainly derive from N2O and NH3 emissions, and more attention should be given
to understanding the transformation of N forms and the involved mechanisms for better N management
in saline soils.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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