Effect of liming and air-drying on the adsorption of phosphate by some acid soils

The effect of liming the A and B horizons of a number of acid soils on the subsequent adsorption of phosphate by soils retained moist or allowed to dry was investigated. Air-drying increased the phosphate adsorption capacity but the reason was not clear. When A horizons were maintained moist, incubation with lime for six weeks increased phosphate adsorption by four samples and had no effect on another. When A horizons were air-dried, the effect was considerably reduced or reversed. For B horizons, which had considerably greater phosphate adsorption capacities than A horizons, liming decreased phosphate adsorption irrespective of whether the soils remained moist or were dried. The relative decrease in adsorption was, however, greater when the soils were dried. In a more detailed study using one acid soil it was shown that incubation of the soil with lime for six weeks had no effect on phosphate adsorption by moist A and B horizons but after 36 weeks incubation liming decreased adsorption by the moist samples. If soils were dried then liming decreased phosphate adsorption after six or 36 weeks incubation. Such relative effects of liming on phosphate adsorption were confounded by the fact that air-drying greatly increased the phosphate adsorption capacity of the unlimed soil. The drying effect was at least partially reversible following rewetting of the soil. Results were interpreted in terms of the lime-induced increase in soil pH causing (i) the surface charge conferred on soil oxide surfaces to become more negative (thus decreasing phosphate adsorption) and (ii) the precipitation of exchangeable Al as hydroxy-Al polymers resulting in the formation of new, highly active, adsorbing surfaces (thus increasing phosphate adsorption). Phosphate adsorption by moist limed soils can, therefore, be increased, decreased or unaffected depending on the relative magnitudes of these two processes. It is suggested that after liming, and/or air-drying, crystallization of amorphous materials progressively decreases their surface area and adsorbing capacity. Thus, liming tends to decrease phosphate adsorption when the soils are dried.     

Effects of air-drying on the adsorption and desorption of phosphate and levels of extractable phosphate in a group of acid soils,New Zealand

The effects of air-drying field-moist soils on the adsorption and desorption of added phosphate and on the levels of extractable native soil phosphate were examined using the A and B horizons of a group of four acid soils.Air-drying increased the capacity of all the soil samples to adsorb phosphate. At an equilibrium solution concentration of 0.5 μg P ml^?1, the increase in the quantity of phosphate adsorbed following drying ranged from 23% to 70% of that adsorbed by the moist samples. Considerable hysteresis in phosphate adsorption—desorption isotherms was observed for both moist and dried soil samples indicating that the additional phosphate adsorbed by the dried samples was held with the same strength as that held by the moist samples.Air-drying the soil samples caused a small decrease in soil pH of approximately 0.1 pH unit and a general increase in levels of EDTA-extractable Fe, Al and organic matter. Quantities of native soil phosphate extractable with EDTA, resin and NaHCO₃ were also increased. Concentrations of oxalate- and pyrophosphate-extractable Fe and Al and exchangeable Al were, however, unaffected by drying.It was also shown that when the phosphate content of NaHCO₃ extracts is measured using the conventional molybdenum blue method, orthophosphate plus a differing amount of acid-hydrolysable organic P present in the extract is measured.     

Effects of drying on the ion exchange capacity and cation adsorption properties of some New Zealand soils

Abstract

The effect of drying on the cation (CEC) and anion (AEC) exchange capacity, and on potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) adsorption by three New Zealand soils was investigated. Air‐drying resulted in no significant changes in these properties compared with the field‐moist samples. Oven‐drying at 105°C significantly decreased the CEC and increased the AEC of most soils compared with air‐dried samples. The decrease in CEC was related to increased solubility of organic matter and a decrease in surface area on which charge could be developed. The increase in AEC was attributed to a decrease in soil pH.

Potassium and Mg adsorption by two soils decreased following oven‐drying. This was consistent with the effect of drying on CEC. For the remaining soil, K adsorption increased following oven‐drying. This was attributed to K fixation.     

pH对土壤吸持磷酸根的影响及其原因

本文选择了浙江、江苏15个性质变化范围较大的土壤样品,研究在两种支持电解质、不同pH条件下对磷酸根的吸持反应。结果表明,加碱提高强酸性土壤的pH值,导致交换性铝的水解和羟基铝聚合物的生成,增加对磷的吸持。磷酸根同酸性土壤的反应,可促进交换性铝的水解,释放出H⁺,降低体系的pH。在CaCl₂介质中,当pH>6时,可能有磷酸钙类盐形成,使溶液中磷浓度显著降低。有机质对土壤吸持磷有重要影响。在低pH下有机质通过与Al³⁺形成络合物,阻碍溶液中A1³⁺的水解,并与磷酸根竞争羟基铝化合物表面的反应点位,从而降低酸性土壤对磷酸根的吸附量。     

Surface area and CEC as related to qualitative and quantitative changes of forest soil organic matter after liming

Water vapor adsorption isotherms were used for estimation of (apparent) surface areas of samples of limed and unlimed plots of an acidic sandy forest soil. Samples were taken at two microrelief (ridge and furrow) positions from five subsequent 10 cm layers. Values of surface area and CEC correlated linearly with organic matter content but only for four bottom layers. Surface areas and CEC values calculated per the unit mass of organic carbon were higher in upper layers than in lower layers for control samples. For limed samples an opposite trend was observed. The estimated average (apparent) charge densities of organic matter showed a better correlation with humic to fulvic acids ratio. Values of surface charge densities for every investigated profile increased with depth and they were lower in limed than in unlimed profiles.     

Phosphorus adsorption by surface samples of five ironpan soils of Ghana

Phosphorus adsorption by surface samples of five ironpan soils (Kumayili, Kpelesawgu, Nyankpala, Wenchi and Changnalili series) within the Guinea Savannah zone of Ghana were studied. The samples differed in their capacity to adsorb added inorganic P. Per cent adsorbed P decreased as P additions and equilibrium P concentrations increased. P adsorption isotherms obtained were in two parts, and approximately 25 and 40% of the total adsorption was represented by the first lower part of the Langmuir isotherm. Phosphorus adsorbed correlated with percentage organic matter, oxalate-extractable Al and dithionite-HCl-extractable Fe but not with percentage clay, pH and dithionite-citrate-extractable Fe. Fractionation following six days of equilibration showed that added inorganic P was retained mostly as Al-P rather than as Fe-P. It was found that samples of three of the ironpan soils, the Kumayili, ?Kpelesawgu and Nyankpala series, have low P adsorption capacities.     

Sorption and desorption of selenium in different soils of the mediterranean area

Abstract

The adsorption of selenium (Se) in the selenate form and its desorption by phosphate in four soils with different physiochemical properties were studied in the laboratory. To determine adsorption isotherms for selenate 25 mL of solutions containing 1 to 100 ppm of Se were added to 2.5 g of soil. Desorption isotherms were determined by resuspending the samples in phosphate solution. The selenate sorption process was adequately described by the Freundlich equation. In pine forest and woodland soils, characterized by the highest organic matter content and cation exchange capacity (CEC) values, the isotherms were classified as L type, since the amount of Se sorbed appeared to move towards saturation. The organic matter content played the most important part in the adsorption of Se, while pH appeared to have a small effect on the ability of the soil to adsorb Se. The high CaCO₃ content of the pine forest soil may have contributed in increasing the Se adsorption notwithstanding the high pH value. The cultivated and arable soils showed a reduced sorption capacity. The sorption could be described by an S type curve. At low concentrations of Se the affinity of the solid phase was less than that of the liquid phase. By increasing the concentration of Se in solution, the affinity of the solid phase increased and the sorption was favored. Selenate desorption by water was negligible, whereas the amount of Se desorbed by phosphate varied among the different soils. The desorption experiments indicated that a significant portion of the sorbed Se was irreversibly retained. This suggests the existence of linkages which allow the release of Se in the soil solution only after physico‐chemical variation such as exchange with phosphate ions.     

Adsorption and Desorption of Copper in Pasture Soils

Abstract

Copper (Cu) is bound strongly to organic matter, oxides of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn), and clay minerals in soils. To investigate the relative contribution of different soil components in the sorption of Cu, sorption was measured after the removal of various other soil components; organic matter and aluminum (Al) and Fe oxides are important in Cu adsorption. Both adsorption and desorption of Cu at various pH values were also measured by using diverse pasture soils. The differences in the sorption of Cu between the soils are attributed to the differences in the chemical characteristics of the soils. Copper sorption, as measured by the Freundlich equation sorption constants [potassium (K) and nitrogen (N)], was strongly correlated with soil properties, such as silt content, organic carbon, and soil pH. The relative importance of organic matter and oxides on Cu adsorption decreased and increased, respectively, with increasing solution Cu concentrations. In all soils, Cu sorption increased with increasing pH, but the solution Cu concentration decreased with increasing soil pH. The cumulative amounts of native and added soil Cu desorbed from two contrasting soils (Manawatu and Ngamoka) during desorption periods showed that the differences in the desorbability of Cu were a result of differences in the physico‐chemical properties of the soil matrix. This finding suggests that soil organic matter complexes of Cu added through fertilizer, resulted in decreased desorption. The proportions of added Cu desorbed during 10 desorption periods were low, ranging from 2.5% in the 24‐h to 6% in the 2‐h desorption periods. The desorption of Cu decreased with increasing soil pH. The irreversible retention of Cu might be the result of complex formation with Cu at high pH.     

Pre-lysis washing improves DNA extraction from a forest soil

A pre-lysis buffer washing procedure was introduced to DNA extraction from a forest soil with high organic matter and iron oxide contents. Sodium phosphate of 0.1 M (pH 7.5) was used as a buffer to wash soil samples when subsequent lysis buffer was phosphate, and 20 mM EDTA (pH 7.5) was used when subsequent lysis buffer included EDTA. Initial experiments were not successful because the DNA extracts could not be amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The consideration of introducing a pre-lysis washing procedure was based on the idea that the washing should promote soil dispersion and homogeneity, decrease DNA adsorption by soil components (e.g. iron oxides), and remove covalent cations and those easily-dissolving organic compounds from the soil samples. Results revealed that humic substance content decreased by 31%, but DNA yield increased by 24% in the DNA extracts of the pre-lysis washing procedures, compared to the non-washing procedures. DNA extracted by the pre-washing procedure needed less purification for subsequent 18S and 16S rDNA PCR amplifications. It was recommended that the pre-lysis buffer washing should be used for DNA extraction from those difficult environmental samples, such as the forest soil with high contents of organic matter and iron oxides.     

Effect of wetting and drying of soils on phosphate adsorption and resin extraction of soil phosphate

Sixteen topsoils from Denmark and the UK were subjected to two wetting and drying treatments: (i) moist incubation (wet), (ii) eleven wetting and drying cycles (W/D). The W/D treatment resulted in larger P adsorption and resin extraction of soil P than the wet treatment. The differences in P adsorption at the final concentration of 800 μM P were mainly above 20 per cent, whereas the differences in amount of resin-extracted P were mainly less than 20 per cent. The effects were positively correlated with the cation exchange capacity of inorganic components. Furthermore, the increase in rapidly released P was positively correlated with pH. It is suggested that wetting and drying effects on P adsorption and desorption are associated with changes in soil structure caused by rewetting of dry samples.     

Adsorption of DNA on clay minerals and various colloidal particles from an Alfisol

Adsorption and desorption of salmon sperm DNA on four different colloidal fractions from Brown Soil and clay minerals were studied. The adsorption isotherms of DNA on the examined soil colloids and minerals conformed to the Langmuir equation. The amount of DNA adsorbed followed the order: montmorillonite?fine inorganic clay>fine organic clay>kaolinite>coarse inorganic clay>coarse organic clay. A marked decrease in the adsorption of DNA on organic clays and montmorillonite was observed with the increase of pH from 2.0 to 5.0. Negligible DNA was adsorbed by organic clays above pH 5.0. As for inorganic clays and kaolinite, a slow decrease in DNA adsorption was found with increasing pH from 2.0 to 9.0. The results implied that electrostatic interactions played a more important role in DNA adsorption on organic clays and montmorillonite. Magnesium ion was more efficient than sodium ion in promoting DNA adsorption on soil colloids and minerals. DNA molecules on soil colloids and minerals were desorbed by sequential washing with 10 mM Tris, 100 mM NaCl and 100 mM phosphate at pH 7.0. A percentage of 53.7-64.4% of adsorbed DNA on organic clays and montmorillonite was released, while only 10.7-15.2% of DNA on inorganic clays and kaolinite was desorbed by Tris and NaCl. The percent desorption of DNA from inorganic clays, organic clays, montmorillonite and kaolinite by phosphate was 39.7-42.2, 23.6-28.8, 29.7 and 11.4%, respectively. Data from this work indicated that fine clays dominate the amount of DNA adsorption and coarse clays play a more important role in the binding affinity of DNA in soil. Organic matter may not favor DNA adsorption in permanent-charge soil. The information obtained is of fundamental significance for the understanding of the ultimate fate of extracellular DNA in soil.     

Response to salinity of three grain legumes for potential cultivation in arid areas

Abstract

The material balance of all the chemical species associated with the phosphate sorption reaction by two amorphous clays, silica-alumina gel and synthetic goethite was investigated adjusting the initial pH to 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, and 7.0. Phosphate sorption was found to decrease with increasing initial pH. During phosphate sorption, the equilibrium pH rose, adsorption of Cl^- decreased to a state of negative adsorption, adsorption of Na⁺ increased markedly, silicate was released, and Al in the solution was precipitated. With increasing initial pH, the amount of apparent released OH^- increased, the amount of Na⁺ adsorption increased, and the amount of released silicate decreased. The overall relationship of the material balance is explained in terms of the charge balance associated with phosphate sorption.     

Negative charge — pH dependence of organic matter of forest soil under influence of liming as determined from titration curves

The dependences between negative charge and pH for organic matter of limed and unlimed profiles of sandy acidic forest soils were determined on the base of ion exchange and titration curves measurements. Subtracting the titration curves of the supernatant from the titration curves of the respective suspensions the quantities of base consumed by solid phases were determined. They were interpreted in terms of negative charge after corrections with the quantities of initial exchangeable basic cations and exchangeable hydrogen. For investigated organic material the charge increased slowly in acidic pH region and much faster in alkaline pH region. The zones of the fast increase of charge occured at higher pH's for deeper horizons, enriched with fulvic acids. The observed changes of organic matter charge due to liming were related to the increase of fulvic to humic acids ratio. The negative charges of organic matter in limed and unlimed profiles estimated for high pH were better correlated with fulvic to humic acids ratio than when estimated for lower pH levels.     

Einfluß von Bodenreaktion,Redoxbedingungen und organischer Substanz auf die Phosphatgehalte der Bodenlösung

Influence of soil reaction, redox conditions and organic matter on the phosphate content of soil solutions Samples of seven agriculturally used soils of different composition (A_p-horizons), one marine underwater soil and two garbage composts were adjusted in suspensions (soil-water-ratio 1:3) to different pH values between 3 and 8 by additions of NaOH or HCl. By a different degree of aeration the redox potential was kept constant at selected values between +600 and ?300 mV. After an incubation period of 22–24 days under controlled E_h-pH-conditions the content of total phosphate and orthophosphate was measured in the equilibrium solutions. At oxidizing conditions all soil and compost samples show the lowest phosphate content in solution at pH S6. At higher and lower pH values the phosphate content increases. The results indicate that the phosphate concentration is determined by adsorption/desorption processes – mainly connected with iron oxides – and not by dissolution or precipitation of definite phosphorus compounds. Under reducing conditions the phosphate content increases in the equilibrium solutions of all samples. Especially in samples with high content of sulphides a considerable increase of the phosphate concentration could be measured at Eh values below +300 mV at pH 5, +200 mV at pH 6, and ± 0 mV at pH7 and 8. Below these values phosphate containing iron(II1) oxides were reduced and – with further decreasing redox potentials – transformed to iron sulphides. In samples without sulphide formation the phosphate mobilization is much lower. With increasing amount of soluble organic matter the phosphate content of the solutions also increases because of phosphate desorption by organic anions or complexation of aluminium and iron from phosphate adsorbing compounds. But also the content of soluble organically bound phosphate increases and may amount to 70 % of the total phosphate content in solution.     

Effect of organic matter on the charge and phosphate adsorption characteristics of kikuyu red clay from kenya

Two profiles from Muguga, Kenya, one cultivated and one under forest, contained similar contents of clay of apparently uniform composition. The profiles differed in their organic matter contents, surface (0–15 cm) samples containing 6.8% C and 3.8% C in forest and cultivated profiles, respectively. In both profiles the amounts of organic matter decreased with depth.The positive charge, measured at pH 4 in 0.2M NH₄ Cl, increased down the cultivated profile to 3.6 me/100 g at 90–120 cm. The charge was lower in the forest profile at equivalent depths, and at 90–120 cm the value was 1.2 me/100 g. Phosphate adsorption measured at pH 5 was also higher in the cultivated profile. The amount of phosphate required to raise the solution concentration to 0.2 p.p.m., ΔP, was 45 and 11 mg/kg in the surface horizon (0–15 cm) of the cultivated and forest profiles, respectively, and increased in both profiles with depth of sample.The differences between, and within, the two profiles are largely attributed to the blocking of positively charged sites and phosphate adsorption sites by organic matter.     

Effects of Organic Anions on Phosphate Adsorption and Desorption from Variable—Charge Clay Minerals and Soil

Effects of citrate and tartrate on phosphate adsorption and desorption from kaolinite,goethite,amorphous Al-oxide and Ultisol were studied.P adsorption was significantly decreased as the concentration of the organic anions increased from 10^-5 to 10^-1 M.At 0.1 M and pH 7.0,tartrate decreased P adsorption by 27.6%-50.6% and citrate by 37.9-80.4%,depending on the kinds of adsorbent.Little Al and/or Fe were detected in the equilibrium solutions,even at the highest concentration of the organic anions.Effects of the organic anions on phosphate adsorption follow essentially the competitive adsorption mechanism.The selectivity coefficients for competitive adsorption can be used to compare the effectiveness of different organic anions in reducing P adsorption under given gonditions. Phosphate desorption was increased by 3 to 100 times in the presence of 0.001 M citrate or tartrate compared to that in 0.02 M KCl solution alone.However,for all the soil and clay minerals studied the amount of P desorbed by citrate or tartrate was generally lower than or close to that of isotopically exchangeable P.The effect of organic anions on phosphate desorption arises primarily from ligand exchange.     

亚热带土壤不同矿物组分中铬的吸附

Safe application of chromium (Cr)-containing organic industrial wastes to soil requires considering the ability of the soil to adsorb Cr.In this study,the maximum Cr adsorption capacity was assessed for the bulk samples and their clay and iron-free clay fractions of four subtropical soils differing in mineralogy.To this end,the samples were supplied with Cr(Ⅲ) nitrate solutions at pH 4.5 or 5.5.The results of Cr(Ⅲ) adsorption fitted to a Freundlich equation and the adsorption capacity was positively correlated with soil organic matter and iron oxide contents.The clay fractions adsorbed more Cr per unit mass than the bulk soils and the iron-free clay fractions.The Cr(Ⅲ) adsorption capacity increased with increasing soil pH due to more charges on adsorbing surfaces.Our results suggest that the soils rich in organic matter and iron oxides and having a pH above 4.5 are suitable for application of Cr(Ⅲ)-loaded industrial wastes.     

Competitive and noncompetitive adsorption of silicate and phosphate by two acid Si-deficient soils and their effects on P and Si extractability

The effects of pH on the adsorption of silicate and phosphate, either singly or in competition, by two acid soils were investigated. Both soils adsorbed two to three times more P than Si and adsorption isotherms at pH 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 and 6.5 showed that increasing pH greatly increased Si adsorption but decreased that of P. Silicate adsorption was very low below pH 5.0, increased rapidly up to pH 9–10 before decreasing again. Adsorption of P was at a maximum at pH 2.0, decreased slowly up to pH 7.0 and then more rapidly above pH 7.0. When Si and P were added at equimolar concentrations, the presence of P decreased Si adsorption between pH 6.0 and 8.0 while the presence of Si decreased P adsorption in the pH region 6.0 and 11. Addition of calcium silicate at rates equivalent to 300, 600 and 1200 kg Si ha^?1 resulted in a progressive increase in soil pH. Separate samples of soil were treated with Ca(OH)₂ to give the same pH values so that the effect of Si could be identified. The highest rate of Si (1200 kg ha^?1 which gave a pH of 6.5) caused a significant decrease in P adsorption (as determined by adsorption isotherms) and an increase in resin-extractable P but the lower rates had little effect. Addition of P to the soil as calcium phosphate at rates equivalent to 30, 60 and 100 kg P ha^?1 all caused a decrease in Si adsorption capacity and an increase in CaCl₂-extractable Si. It was concluded that the strategy of adding Si to lower P requirements in acid soils is not likely to be effective while addition of fertilizer P may well lower Si adsorption and promote Si desorption and its increased mobility.     

有机酸对铝氧化物吸附磷的影响

以存在不同配位阴离子 (硫酸根、磷酸根、草酸根、柠檬酸根 )时合成的铝氧化物为对象 ,用平衡吸附法研究了草酸、柠檬酸等的浓度和 pH对铝氧化物吸附磷的影响 ,并讨论有机酸影响磷吸附的机制。结果表明 :六种合成铝氧化物的最大吸磷量 (Xm)介于 0.189～ 0.838mmol/g ,以Al(OH)x的吸磷量最高 ,铝 柠檬酸复合物 (Al-CA)的吸磷量最低 ;有机酸浓度升高时 ,铝氧化物的吸磷量降低 ,且柠檬酸的影响程度高于草酸 ;先加 pH为 2的草酸或酒石酸 ,Al(OH)x对磷的次级吸附量最低 ,而有机酸pH为 3时 ,Al(OH)x对磷的次级吸附量达最高 ,有机酸溶液 pH由 4增至 9,铝氧化物吸磷量变化不大或逐渐降低。有机酸与磷混合加入同单加磷相比 ,pH 3时差异较小 ,pH 4～ 6时差异最显著 ,pH 7～ 8时又减小 ;有机酸降低铝氧化物吸磷量的机理包括酸性溶解和络合竞争两方面 ,在 pH 2时以前者为主 ,pH 3～ 9时以后者为主 ,且铝氧化物表面的吸附点位对供试配位阴离子都是亲合的     

Influence of soil composition on adsorption of glyphosate and phosphate by contrasting Danish surface soils

The herbicide glyphosate and inorganic phosphate are strongly adsorbed by inorganic soil components, especially aluminium and iron oxides, where they seem to compete for the same adsorption sites. Consequently, heavy phosphate application may exhaust soil's capacity to bind glyphosate, which may lead to pollution of drain‐ and groundwater. Adsorption of phosphate and glyphosate to five contrasting Danish surface soils was investigated by batch adsorption experiments. The different soils adsorbed different amounts of glyphosate and phosphate, and there was some competition between glyphosate and phosphate for adsorption sites, but the adsorption of glyphosate and phosphate seemed to be both competitive and additive. The competition was, however, less pronounced than found for goethite and gibbsite in an earlier study. The soil's pH seemed to be the only important factor in determining the amount of glyphosate and phosphate that could be adsorbed by the soils; consequently, glyphosate and phosphate adsorption by the soils was well predicted by pH, though predictions were somewhat improved by incorporation of oxalate‐extractable iron. Other soil factors such as organic carbon, the clay content and the mineralogy of the clay fraction had no effect on glyphosate and phosphate adsorption. The effect of pH on the adsorption of glyphosate and phosphate in one of the soils was further investigated by batch experiments with pH adjusted to 6, 7 and 8. These experiments showed that pH strongly influenced the adsorption of glyphosate. A decrease in pH resulted in increasing glyphosate adsorption, while pH had only a small effect on phosphate adsorption.