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← GeographyAnoxic pore water causes which effect during podzolization?
A)Increased iron and aluminum translocation✓
B)Accelerated rate of humification
C)Reduced clay mineral formation
D)Decreased organic matter decomposition
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Anoxic conditions cause iron reduction, increasing solubility and promoting chelation because reduced iron (Fe2+) is more mobile during cheluviation. This enhances the leaching of iron and aluminum, therefore translocation increases during the process, rather than decreasing or affecting humification rates; decreased oxygen availability inhibits decomposition rates.
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