The influence of different rootstocks on mineral composition of Srinagar Mandarin (citrus reticulata Blanco) leaves

In a field experiment, the influence of several rootstocks of citrus, viz., Srinagar mandarin (C. reticulta Blanco), Malta common (C. sinensis Osbeck), Jambhiri (C. lambhiri Lush), Kagzi kalan (C. aurantifolia Swingle), Rangpur lime (C. limonia Osbeck), Carrizo citrange (bigeneric hybrid), Baduvapuli (C. pennivesiculata Tanaka), Cleopatra (C. reticulata Blanco), Troyer citrange (bigeneric hybrid) and Hill lemon (C. limon Barm f.) on mineral composition of Srinagar mandarin (C. reticulata Blanco) leaves was studied. The results showed a wide and varying influence of rootstocks on mineral composition in scion leaves due to their differential ability to absorb nutrients and to translocate to scion leaves. Malta and mandarin rootstocks were generally associated with less N, Ca and Mg concentrations in scion leaves than rough lemon and citranges rootstocks. Rangpur lime followed by other mandarins resulted in relatively low P concentration whereas malta and citranges caused high P concentration as compared to other stocks. Considering the influence on K concentration, plants on malta rootstocks exhibited high level whereas it was low in plants grown on citranges.     

叶类蔬菜硝酸盐与矿质元素含量及其相关性研究

对重庆市 2 3种叶类蔬菜NO-3 和部分矿质元素含量及其相关性研究结果表明 ,不同蔬菜、同一蔬菜不同品种NO-3 和矿质元素含量差异很大 ,除莴笋、西生菜和瓢儿白 (卷心 )鲜菜食用安全外 ,其他均有不同程度污染 ,且以芹菜食用安全性最差。不同叶类菜矿质元素间多数相关性很好 ,尤以N、P、K(除个别元素外 )与其他矿质元素呈显著或极显著正相关 ;叶类菜鲜样中NO-3 含量与K、Na、Ca和Fe呈显著或极显著正相关 ,叶类菜干样中NO-3 与P、S、Mn、Zn、B和Mo呈负相关 ,且与B、P达显著负相关     

南阳烤烟矿质元素及化学成分次适宜因子与土壤生态因子的典型相关分析

为了解南阳烤烟矿质元素及主要化学成分次适宜因子及其与土壤生态因子的关系,选取代表南阳不同生态类型的13个样点的土壤样品和烟叶样品,以及2个津巴布韦、14个巴西的优质烟样,测定烟样矿质元素及化学成分与土壤生态因子.对优质烟与南阳烤烟间矿质元素及主要化学成分指标的比较表明,南阳烤烟矿质元素及主要化学成分次适宜因子为磷、钾、钙、钠、烟碱、总糖、还原糖、淀粉.对次适宜因子与土壤生态因子进行典型相关分析的结果表明,在一定范围内,随着土壤锌含量提高,烟叶还原糖呈显著增加趋势而烟碱呈显著减少趋势:土壤氨化菌数减少、硝化菌数增加,烟叶烟碱显著增加而总糖、淀粉、磷含量显著减少;随土壤放线菌数减少、解钾菌数增加,烟叶还原糖含量增加;随土壤铜含量提高,烟叶钙、钠含量减少;随土壤硝化菌数减少、真菌数增加,烟叶钙含量呈增加趋势而钠含量呈减少趋势.改良土壤特别是改良土壤微生物性状可望改善烟叶质量.     

Heavy metals in the slope deposits of loess areas of the Lublin Upland (E Poland)

The concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) has been analyzed in Holocene slope deposits of the loess agricultural area in the Eastern Poland. Five profiles were examined. In general, low concentrations of the examined metals were determined, on average 50% of the samples exceeded the designated regional, geochemical background. The average concentrations were: cadmium < 0.5 ppm, copper up to 15, and lead up to 20 and zinc up to 70 ppm, showing a vertical diversity in the profile. Higher heavy metal concentrations in Holocene deposits are related to soil formation or accumulation of organic matter. The direct influence of human factors was most visible in recent deposits. It includes the modification of the development conditions of soil-forming processes as well as the influence on the character of the colluvial deposits. Taking into account the ¹⁴C datings as well as the archeological and historical data the age and rate of sedimentation of deposits have been calculated. The average rate of the colluvia deposition varied from 1.3 to 7.3 mm/year depending on their age and the character of sedimentation.     

Cadmium contamination of sediments in the water reservoirs in Silesian Upland (southern Poland)

Purpose

Cadmium (Cd) is considered a toxic element and its concentrations are relevant to human health and the environment. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which the bottom sediments of water bodies (artificial lakes and ponds) in the Silesian Upland in southern Poland are contaminated with Cd; an attempt was also made to determine the factors that condition spatial differences in the concentration of this element between individual water bodies in the region.

Materials and methods

Measurements of the Cd content in bottom sediments were carried out in 35 water bodies in southern Poland in 2011 and 2012. Depending on the surface area and morphometric characteristics, from two to nine samples representative in terms of sediment thickness were collected in each water body. Cadmium concentrations were determined for 92 0.25 g aliquots using the TD-ICP method.

Results and discussion

Cadmium content in all samples (0.7–580.0 mg kg^?1) was higher than the natural range of concentrations for this element in the Earth’s crust (0.1–0.3 mg kg^?1) and the geochemical background for Poland (0.5 mg kg^?1) and, with a few exceptions, was also higher than the preindustrial concentration (1.0 mg kg^?1) and the regional geochemical background (2.5 mg kg^?1). Adopting natural Cd concentrations in the Earth’s crust (0.1–0.3 mg kg^?1) as the baseline for the geoaccumulation index (I_geo), the sediments examined can be classified as extremely and heavily contaminated (and moderately contaminated in a small number of cases). The assessment of sediment quality based on I_geo, with the regional geochemical background (2.5 mg kg^?1) adopted as the baseline, results in non-contaminated and moderately contaminated sediments being dominant with a far smaller number of heavily and extremely contaminated ones.

Conclusions

In the case of several water bodies, Cd concentrations were at record levels that have not been found anywhere else in the world. On the basis of the I_geo, sediments of varying quality were found—from virtually uncontaminated to extremely contaminated. The I_geo index as an indicator of the quality of bottom sediments is a measure that requires careful interpretation, especially when different concentration levels regarded as natural are used for determining its value.

     

Profile Distributions of Lead,Zinc, and Copper in Dystric Cambisols Developed from Granite and Gneiss of the Sudetes Mountains,Poland

Total contents of Pb, Zn and Cu were examined in twenty-five soilprofiles of forested Dystric Cambisols developed from granite andgneiss in the area of the Sudetes Mountains (SW Poland). Sequential extraction of heavy metals was also carried out to study relations between metal content and soil compounds. Profile distribution differed among the metals examined: Pb concentrations decreased gradually from surface with depth, whereas those of Zn increased with depth of soil profile, obtaining their maximum in the bedrock horizon. Cu was found to accumulate in topsoil and decrease with depth, but showed secondary increase of the concentration in bedrock. Organic matter was found to be a crucial factor of Pb binding and distribution, while iron oxides played the most important rolein Zn binding. Both organic matter and oxides were important factors of Cu distribution. The results of sequential extractionshow that all studied elements are mobile under strong acidicconditions in investigated Cambisols. Thus, total contents of Zn and Cu in bedrock cannot be used as geochemical background or as reference levels for assessing the contamination of soilsurface with these metals.     

Sulphur and nitrogen input to the Ratanica forested catchment (Carpathian Foothills,southern Poland)

The study covers 1991–1994 concentrations of SO₂ and NO₂ in the air, concentrations of sulphur and nitrogen in bulk precipitation, throughfall and stemflow as well as input of S and N to the Ratanica forested catchment (S. Poland), which is exposed to moderate anthropogenic pollution are presented. There was high input of sulphur (26 kg ha^?1) and nitrogen (24 kg ha^?1) to the catchment, mainly in NH4⁺ (18 kg ha^?1). The significant contribution of NH₄ ⁺ connected with intensive agriculture in surrounding fields has led to eutrophication of the ecosystem.     

Potassium behavior and clay mineral composition in the soil with low effectiveness of potassium application

ABSTRACT

Increasing exchangeable potassium (ExK) content in soil to an appropriate level is important to mitigate the transfer of radioactive cesium to crops. We focused on a buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) field with a low ExK content, despite the application of K, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (Field A), following the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Dai-ichi (No. 1) Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011. We examined the relationship between K concentration and clay mineral composition in the soil of Field A and compared the findings with another field in Fukushima Prefecture (Field B) to clarify whether K applied to the soil was leached or remaining fixed. Pot experiments showed that K concentration in water seepage from pots following irrigation was significantly lower in pots from Field A than in those from Field B. Soil ExK content after soybean cultivation was lower in soils of Field A than those of Field B. These results indicate that K applied to Field A was fixed in the soil. Analysis of clay mineral composition confirmed the distinctive vermiculitic nature of Field A soils. This clay mineralogy would be associated with the higher K fixation ability of Field A than Field B soils. This study demonstrated that K fixation in vermiculite was a factor preventing the increase in ExK content from K application to Field A.     

Cu(Ⅱ)、Pb(Ⅱ)和Cd(Ⅱ)在红壤胶体和非胶体颗粒上吸附的比较

研究了湖南长沙和海南昆仑的2种红壤胶体和非胶体的矿物组成、阳离子交换量(CEC)及Cu(Ⅱ)、Pb(Ⅱ)和Cd(Ⅱ)在土壤胶体和非胶体颗粒表面的吸附行为,以明确红壤胶体对土壤表面化学性质的贡献。X射线衍射分析结果表明,两种红壤胶体的矿物组成均以次生矿物为主,次生矿物又以1∶1型高岭石所占比例最高。土壤非胶体颗粒中石英等原生矿物含量较高。土壤铁铝氧化物主要富集在土壤胶体部分,土壤胶体颗粒中游离氧化铁和游离氧化铝含量明显高于非胶体颗粒,如湖南长沙红壤胶体颗粒游离氧化铁的含量为78.03 g kg~(-1),而非胶体颗粒中仅为9.93 g kg~(-1)。土壤胶体颗粒的CEC显著高于非胶体颗粒部分,2种红壤胶体的CEC约为非胶体的12倍。等温吸附实验结果表明,土壤胶体颗粒对Cu(Ⅱ)、Pb(Ⅱ)与Cd(Ⅱ)的最大吸附量和吸附亲和力均显著大于非胶体颗粒,湖南红壤胶体对3种重金属的吸附量大于海南红壤胶体,与土壤胶体的矿物组成和CEC大小一致。Cd(Ⅱ)在红壤胶体和非胶体颗粒表面主要发生静电吸附,而静电吸附和非静电吸附两种机制均对Cu(Ⅱ)和Pb(Ⅱ)的吸附有重要贡献。     

Biological influences on the morphology and micromorphology of selected Podzols (Spodosols) and Cambisols (Inceptisols) from the eastern United States and north-east Scotland

Biological activities greatly influence the formation of many soils, especially forest soils under cool humid climates. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of vegetation and soil biota on the formation of selected soils. Field morphology, micromorphology, and carbon and organic matter analysis were determined on six Podzols (Spodosols) and two Cambisols (Inceptisols) from the eastern United States and north-east Scotland. Humification of plant material by soil fauna and fungi occurs in all organic horizons. Thick organic coatings are observed on soil peds and rock fragments from the E1 to the Bs horizon in a Haplic Podzol from Clingmans Dome Mt., TN. Thin sections reveal large accumulations of root material in different stages of decomposition in the spodic horizons of a Haplic Podzol from Whiteface Mt., NY. Organic carbon ranges from 5.4 to 8.5% in the spodic B horizons of the Whiteface Mt. Podzol. Earthworms and enchytraeids have a great effect on the structure of the surface and subsurface horizons in the Dystric Cambisols from Huntly and Clashindarroch Forests, Scotland and a Cambic Podzol from the Corrie Burn Basin, Scotland. Podzols from Speymouth Forest, Scotland (Gleyic Podzol), Clingmans Dome Mt., and Whiteface Mt. have thick organic horizons. The Podzols from the Flatwoods in Georgia, the Pine Barrens in New Jersey, the Corrie Burn Basin, and the Cambisol from Huntly Forest have only A horizons at the surface. The Clashindarroch Forest soil has a very thin organic horizon. Warm and humid climates and sandy parent material are responsible for thick E horizons and lack of thick organic horizons in the Flatwoods (Carbic Podzol) and Pine Barrens (Ferric Podzol) soils. Earthworms and enchytraeids thrive in the Corrie Burn Basin and Huntly Forest soils due to the vegetation and the highly weathered basic parent material. The site at Clashindarroch once carried oak, and then birch forest, both of which produce a mild litter and also encourage earthworm and enchytraeids. This fauna is responsible for much mixing of the topsoil. The present conifer vegetation will eventually produce a deep litter and cause podzolization.     

Are decomposition and N release from organic mulches determined mainly by their chemical composition?

The influence of chemical composition on the decomposition and N release rates from samples of 11 organic mulches enclosed in nylon mesh bags was assessed under field conditions at the University of California, Riverside. Time was adjusted by temperature and the cumulative temperature-adjusted days (tad) were used to model the pattern of the decay and N release. The chemical composition of the mulches significantly affected their decay. In descending order of significance, the concentration of the polar extractable carbon fraction (C_P) and the acid insoluble fraction (C_AI) were significantly correlated with decomposition during the year of study. Correlation was positive with C_P and N and negative with C_AI (mostly lignin). The C_P was selected as the best predictor for mulch decomposition during the early and intermediate phases of this process (36 and 195 tad), but C_AI was selected as the best variable for predicting the fraction of the initial mulch mass remaining at the end of the study (397 tad). N was immobilized, as indicated by temporary increases in N masses in mulches above initial conditions, in shredded redwood, pine trimmings and in two of three compost mulches. Immobilization was most pronounced during the first 36 tad of the study, with a maximum rate that varied from 6 to 11.5% above the initial N concentrations. At the end of the study N releases ranged from 97% of initial N (grass clippings) to only 8% (one of the composts.) The C_P was selected as the best predictor for N remaining in the four sampling dates (397 tad) and explained from 52 to 68% of the variation in N release as a percentage of initial N content.     

Radiocesium interception potential (RIP) of smectite and kaolin reference minerals containing illite (micaceous mineral) as impurity

Cesium-137 (¹³⁷Cs) is strongly adsorbed on clay minerals, especially on illite. The adsorption of Cs⁺ on reference clay minerals, however, has not been fully investigated in relation to the presence of illite. The objective of this study was to clarify the effect of impurities (i.e., illite and vermiculite), present in reference smectite group minerals and kaolin minerals, on the retention of Cs⁺. The clay mineralogy of the reference minerals was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The radiocesium interception potential (RIP) was measured as an index of the Cs⁺ retention ability of clays. The content of illite in clay was represented by the total potassium (K) content given that illite is a major source of K in the clay fraction. The content of vermiculite in clay was represented by the Cs fixation capacity induced by Cs saturation followed by heating of samples at 110°C. Metabentonite and beidellite gave extremely high RIP values compared with other smectite group minerals, although a peak for illite (at 1.0 nm) was not observed in XRD analysis. The reference smectite and kaolin minerals showed a range of RIP values, even though their RIP values are theoretically zero. The RIP values had a significant positive correlation with the total K content of all the reference clay minerals (r_s = 0.621*). This indicated that the retention ability for ¹³⁷Cs depended more on the content of illite, as impurity, rather than the type of bulk mineral. Hence, the contribution of illite to the magnitude of the RIP was elucidated by the combination of measurement of total K content and XRD analysis.     

Oribatid communities (Acari: Oribatida) inhabiting saxicolous mosses and lichens in the Krkonoše Mts. (Czech Republic)

Composition, structure and diversity of oribatid communities inhabiting saxicolous mosses and lichens were studied in the Krkonoše Mts. (Czech Republic) along an altitudinal gradient reaching from submontane to alpine belt. Samples of various saxicolous mosses and lichens from 197 stands were collected. Impact of altitude and dominant moss or lichen species on community structure were analysed. Data were evaluated using divisive cluster analysis and direct ordination analysis. Altogether 104 oribatid species were recorded. Four groups of saxicolous habitats, which differ in the composition of their oribatid communities, were distinguished:1. Mosses below the upper forest line with accessory higher plants growing on their surface. Higher plants indicate favourable moisture conditions and an appreciable degree of humus layer development. Their oribatid mite community is rich in number of frequent species and consists of ubiquitous species, ubiquitous species with higher requirements for moisture and amount of decaying organic matter, a high number of soil dwelling species and several hygrophilous species.2. Mosses below the upper forest line without accessory higher plants. They predominantly include mosses with no or only a weakly developed humus layer. Their oribatid mite community is composed mainly of ubiquitous species and a few soil dwelling species.3. Mosses in open areas above the upper forest line. Their humus layer is not developed at all or only weakly. Humidity and temperature fluctuations are here much higher compared with mosses below the upper forest line, which are protected by the specific forest microclimate. Their oribatid mite community is poor in number of frequent and dominant species and consists predominantly of Oribatula cf. pallida and two specialised species living exclusively in mosses and lichens (Mycobates tridactylus and Trichoribates monticola).4. Saxicolous lichens. Their oribatid community comprises ubiquitous species, species frequent both in mosses and lichens and several species with a strong affinity to lichens (Mycobates carli and five species of the genus Carabodes).     

Effects of differences in the nitrogen composition of paste-like fertilizer applied as side dressing on growth and the nitrate concentration of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L. var. crispa)

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To evaluate the effects of differences in nitrogen composition in paste-like fertilizers applied as side dressing, growth and nitrate concentration of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L. var. crispa) grown in containers were examined and compared to standard fertilization using a compound fertilizer (standard, N, P₂O₅ and K₂O applied to the soil at a rate of 120 mg kg^?1). Three kinds of paste-like fertilizer, which differ in nitrogen source, i.e. urea, a 1:1 mixture of urea and residual liquid with fermented molasses (RLFM) and RLFM, were applied to the soil as side dressing at a rate that was 20% below the standard. Dry matter production and N uptake in spinach treated with paste-like fertilizers was comparable to that treated with standard fertilizer, while the nitrate concentration in spinach treated with paste-like fertilizers was lower than that treated with standard fertilizer. Among the paste-like fertilizers, the nitrate concentration in spinach decreased with the increasing rate of RLFM, in which the major N sources were composed of proteins and amino acids.

To understand the possible explanation for better growth and low nitrate concentration in spinach treated with paste-like fertilizer despite the lower application rate, N concentrations of ammonium, nitrate and organic N were assessed temporally by leaching water from fallow plots. At the initial time of incubation, the nitrate concentration in the leaching water from the standard fertilizer was higher than that from paste-like fertilizer treatments. The paste-like fertilizer composed of urea, however, showed a higher concentration of organic N which was supposed to be urea. The fertilized-N of the standard and paste-like fertilizer composed of urea might be immediately eluviated by irrigation. However, N concentration in the leaching water after treatments with paste-like fertilizer composed of RLFM was lower than that of the former treatments, suggesting that fertilized-N might remain localized. The amount of N eluviated during incubation showed a negative correlation with the viscosity of the paste-like fertilizer. The highest viscosity was observed in the paste-like fertilizer composed of RLFM, followed by a 1:1 mixture of urea and RLFM, and the paste-like fertilizer composed of urea was the lowest in viscosity. Therefore, it was suggested that the paste-like fertilizer composed of RLFM or a 1:1 mixture of urea and RLFM showed limited N leaching due to the high viscosity. Therefore, spinach could take up N efficiently.     

毛乌素沙地风沙土粒径和矿物组成对固定态铵含量的影响

固定态铵是土壤氮素的一种重要形态,对植物生长具有十分重要的作用;然而,风沙土中固定态铵的含量及其影响因素目前并不清楚,限制着对沙地土壤肥力来源及其维持机制的认识。该研究测定了毛乌素沙地裸沙地、沙柳(Salix psammophila)和油蒿(Artemisiaordosica)林地风沙土固定态铵的含量,并分析了土壤粒径及矿物组成对其的影响。结果显示,1)研究区土壤固定态铵平均含量为18.63 mg/kg,占土壤氮库的8.77%,不同植被下土壤中固定态铵含量存在明显差别,油蒿林地土壤固定态铵含量(23.03±1.88mg/kg)显著高于裸沙地(16.63±0.61mg/kg)和沙柳林地(16.82±1.25 mg/kg);2)风沙土粒径组成与固定态铵含量显著相关,粒径越细,固定态铵含量越高,粒径越粗,含量越低;3)风沙土矿物组成与固定态铵含量间无显著关系。研究表明,毛乌素沙地风沙土中固定态铵含量取决于土壤物理构成而非矿物化学组成,植被主要通过影响粒径组成而影响其含量。固定态铵是荒漠土壤肥力的重要组成部分,通过合理的植被建设增加土壤细粒物质,有利于提高固定态铵含量,对土地荒漠化治理和生物生...     

Soil organic matter,C and N accumulation during natural succession and reclamation in an opencast sand quarry (southern Poland)

Abstract

The work presents study results on the formation of humus horizons, the accumulation of organic carbon and nitrogen as well as humus composition in successional and reclaimed soils in a sand mine cast in southern Poland. Research plots were designed in chronosequence: 5, 17, 20 and 25 years. Increased thickness of humus horizon and accumulation of organic carbon was reported both in successional soils and in reclaimed soils. However, in corresponding age groups of reclaimed soils these characteristics were two times as high as in successional soils. The estimated accumulation rate of organic carbon (C_org) was three times higher and total nitrogen (N_t) five times higher in reclaimed soils than in successional soils. In both types of soils there was an increase in the amount of carbon trapped with humic and fulvic acid (C_Ha + C_Fa) and structure of humic acids. Studies indicated that reclamation treatment significantly accelerated soil-formation in opencast sand mine.     

Behaviour of nutrients released from crystalline minerals of artificial potassium silicate fertilizer and their supply to the Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)

Artificial potassium silicate fertilizer (PSF) is a typical slow-release potassium fertilizer. However, the exact minerals that are released by PSF and the nutrients that are made available to plants remain unclear. This study quantitatively investigated the behaviour of nutrients released from PSF by the batch-release test and their supply to plants by the plant growth tests, respectively, to determine the quantitative relationship between nutrients released from PSF and taken up by the plant. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed that kalsilite, åkermanite, and potassium–magnesium silicate were the most abundant crystalline minerals in PSF. The XRD peaks of åkermanite and potassium–magnesium silicate were absent after citric acid extraction at a liquid/solid ratio of 20 to 100 (CA20 and CA100). Magnesium-use efficiencies in PSF (11%) and residue treatments after ammonium acetate extraction (AC, 10%) were higher than those in residue treatments after CA20 (1.8%) and CA100 (6.0%). Potassium (%) released by AC in the batch-release test (4.5%) was compatible with the difference of potassium-use efficiencies between the treatments of PSF (21%) and the AC-residue (16%). Likewise, potassium (%) released by CA20 (8.8%) was lower than the difference of potassium-use efficiencies between the treatments of PSF (21%) and CA20-residue (7.9%). This study suggests that potassium is rapidly released from potassium–magnesium silicate in PSF and is readily available to plants.     

Short‐time clay‐mineral evolution in a soil chronosequence in Oléron Island (France)

Major weathering sequences in soils are well established; however, knowledge on rates of mineral transformations remains unknown, because it is often difficult to date precisely soil processes. This work was carried out on soils developed on recent (< 188 y) sand dunes on the W coast of Oléron Island (France). The coast has been protected against marine and wind erosion by constructing five consecutives barriers close to the coastline since 1820 (1820, 1864, 1876, 1889, 1948) defining the maximum age of the soil parent material, as before the areas between the barriers were under water. Soils on the older dunes have low clay content (> 94% of sand) and exhibit a bleached E horizon that overlies a yellowish brown B horizon. The process responsible for their formation is podzolization promoted by the high permeability of the material and complexing organic matter produced by coniferous vegetation. Initial mineralogy of C horizons is homogenous and constituted of chlorite, illite, illite/smectite mixed‐layer minerals, and kaolinite, quartz, calcite (≈ 8% related to shell fragments), and feldspars. The initial clay‐mineral assemblage of the E horizons is dominated by illite (well‐crystallized WCI and poorly crystallized PCI) and chlorite. With progressive podzolization, poorly crystallized illite is first transformed to illite/smectite mixed‐layer minerals and in a further step into smectite. In addition, transformation of well‐crystallized illite leads to formation of ordered illite/smectite mixed‐layer minerals in the E horizons, which is not commonly described in soils. In the B horizons, illite/smectite mixed‐layer minerals are present with traces of smectite, as well as Al and Fe oxi‐hydroxides as revealed by DCB and oxalate chemical extractions. This chronosequence illustrates that over short distances and short time (< 188 y) intense mineral weathering and soil development occur. Major clay‐mineral changes occur between 132 and 188 y in agreement with development of the pine forest producing acidic litter.     

Extraction of proteins with low fluoride level from Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and their composition analysis

The extraction of proteins with low fluoride level (LFP) from Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) was investigated in this work. The optimal conditions for protein solubilization were determined to be pH 11.5 and 4 °C. The proteins were solubilized two times; a water/krill ratio (mL/g) of 6 and a time of 30 min were used for the first step, whereas the second used a water/krill residue ratio (mL/g) of 3 and a time of 30 min. The optimum pH for protein precipitation was 4.6. A LFP with fluoride content of 9.86 mg/kg (dry weight) was finally obtained through a fluoride removal program. The protein yield of LFP was 52.68%. Composition analysis of LFP indicated it was composed of 66.96% of crude proteins (dry weight) and 33.01% of total lipids (dry weight),, and all nine essential amino acids were in sufficient amounts to meet FAO/WHO/UNU requirements for adults and infants. In addition, LFP could be taken as a good source of EPA and DHA for consideration of use as a food item for human consumption.