ALPINE SOILS OF NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND

Many features of the alpine soils of NE. Scotland are related to altitude. The deep contemporary humose A horizon has formed in Post-Boreal to recent times. Its formation was preceded by a phase of profile development characterized by very scanty A horizon development. This phase was interrupted by a stage of frost disturbance, probably equated with the Highland Re-advance. The earliest part of the pedogenetic cycle is represented only by cryogenic redistribution of the fine fraction, within the parent material column, which occurred between 12,000 and 28,000 B.P.     

THE PEDOGENESIS OF SOME GIBBSITIC SOILS FROM THE SOUTHERN UPLANDS OF SCOTLAND

The mineralogy of ten profiles developed from hornfelsic rocks on the summit areas of the Merrick and Kells Hills has been investigated by X-ray powder diffraction, thermal, infra-red, and optical methods. The soil clays of the C horizons of all profiles contain 6 to 37 per cent of gibbsite but this mineral is not found in the A horizons. Optical observations reveal that gibbsite is associated with hematitic rock fragments which are considered to represent older soil material–i.e. are pedorelicts. It is suggested that the Merrick soils are polygenetic and consist of two soil stratigraphic units, recent pedogenic effects being superimposed on a basal horizon that has been strongly influenced by preglacial or interglacial weathering.     

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BROWN FOREST SOILS OF SCOTLAND

This paper considers the constitution of the freely drained brown forest soils both as a whole and divided on the basis of their field properties into podzolic and non-podzolic groups, and their relationship to classes within the soil taxonomies used by other soil surveys. A study of 86 profiles collected in Scotland and regarded as brown forest soils, shows that, of the various physical, chemical, and environmental characteristics examined, those relating to temperature, altitude, base status, pyrolysis ratio, and the ratio of pyrophosphate to dithionite-extractable iron show the most significant ‘between-group’ differences; these also distinguish the podzolic group from the podzols. The ratio of extractable sesquioxides to clay content which has been used as a criterion in some soil taxonomies is an ineffective discriminant because of the low clay content of many of these soils.     

我国酸性硫酸盐土壤中铁锰形态转化及迁移

酸性硫酸盐土壤酸性很强，有机质含量高，造成了这种土壤所特有的铁锰淋洗、转化和迁移规律。研究结果表明：在酸性硫酸盐土壤中全铁含量较低，一般在３５－５０ｇ／ｋｇ（以Ｆｅ２Ｏ３计），全锰含量也低，一般在０．２５－０．５５ｇ／ｋｇ（以ＭｎＯ计），一般滩涂中全铁大于６０ｇ／ｋｇ，全锰大于１ｇ／ｋｇ。酸性硫酸盐土壤中，铁的游离度较小，一般在３７－７０％，铁的活化度较大，一般在８－２０％，而滩涂中铁的游离度一般     

VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF EXTRACTABLE IRON AND ALUMINIUM IN SOIL PROFILES FROM A BROWN EARTH-PEATY PODZOL ASSOCIATION

Fe and Al extractable by 3 per cent oxalic acid and by 0.1M potassium pyrophosphate at pH 10 have been determined in horizon samples of two soil profiles of each of three subgroups (Brown Earth, Brown Podzolic Soil, and Peaty Podzol) developed in North Wales on parent materials derived from Silurian shales. The vertical distribution of Fe and Al together with the relationship between pyrophosphate-extractable (‘fresh’ hydrous oxides) and oxalic-extract-able Fe or Al (‘fresh’+‘aged’ hydrous oxides) can assist classification and interpretation of the course of podzolization in these soils. If podzolization is defined as sesquioxide transport, then its degree of development in the soils studied differs according to whether Al or Fe are used as the index element. The evidence supports continued recognition of soils of Brown Podzolic type as an intergrade subgroup.     

我国菜园土壤中某些重金属元素的含量与分布

本文对我国各主要起源母土上发育的厚熟土、不同熟化程度的菜园土以及相对应的粮田土壤３７个剖面中某些重金属元素的全量及有效态含量进行了研究，结果表明：菜园土壤随种菜历史的延长、熟化程度的增加、重金属元素Ｚｎ、Ｃｕ、Ｐｂ的含量有明显增高的趋势。元素在剖面中的分布以表层含量最高，向下递减。厚熟土由于具有较厚的熟化表层，元素全量及有效态含量在０－４０ｃｍ土层中均较高，多在过渡层之下出现突然降低的转折；中度和     

DISTRIBUTION OF PYROPHOSPHATE-EXTRACTABLE IRON AND ORGANIC CARBON IN SOILS OF VARIOUS GROUPS

Potassium pyrophosphate (0.1m ) removes very little Fe from crystalline Fe oxides at pH 10, but peptizes finely divided hydrous amorphous oxides and organic matter in soils. Fe and C contents of extracts from each horizon of twenty-six British soil profiles show distinctive patterns, independent of the residual dithionite-soluble Fe. Thus extracts of humus Fe podzols have maximum Fe and C in the B horizon, peaty gley podzol has maximum Fe in the B horizon but maximum C in the surface. These groups are differentiated from non-podzols which have maximum pyrophosphate extractable Fe and C in the surface horizon, decreasing with depth. Intermediate patterns help to quantify differences in soils of classes having properties of more than one soil group.     

DISTRIBUTION OF SOME CHEMICAL ELEMENTS IN THE SOILS OF NORTH WEST PEMBROKESHIRE

Total amounts of Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Bt, Rb, Si, Y, Zr and Pb were determined in soil samples from approximately 250 profiles. Examples of automatically plotted maps show the distribution of some of these elements in topsoils and subsoils. Element distribution in the soils is related to land units based on underlying rock-type and air photograph interpretation; these units distinguish soils of different lithological and drainage status and many are dominated by a single soil subgroup. Agricultural and pollution aspects of the work are discussed. The survey indicates the present levels of the elements, and may be used as a comparison in future pollution studies.     

ELECTRON-MICROSCOPE OBSERVATIONS OF IRON OXIDES IN SOME RED SOILS

Electron-microscope studies of the clay fractions of red soils have shown that free iron oxides are present as small (50–100 A diam) discrete particles frequently clustered to form larger irregular aggregates. Although no evidence of iron-oxide coatings on clay minerals was found, an association of some of the oxide particles with the edges, but not the faces of kaolinite plates was observed.     

DISTRIBUTION AND SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION OF SOME HEAVY METALS FROM SOILS IRRIGATED WITH WASTEWATER FROM MEXICO CITY

A sequential extraction procedure was used to fractionate Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn in 4 soil profiles into the designated forms of water soluble + exchangeable, organically bound, carbonate and Mn oxides bound. Soil profiles were obtained from the Rural Development District 063, State of Hidalgo, which have been irrigated with wastewater coming out of the basin of Mexico. The total heavy metal contents range as follows: Cu, 8.9 to 86.5 mg kg^-1 Cd, 0.86 to 5.07 mg kg^-1 Pb, 18.1 to 131.7 mg kg^-1 and Zn, 101 to 235.5 mg kg^-1. The highest concentrations of total heavy metals were found in the surface layers at all soil profiles. Sequential chemical fractionation indicated that the four metals were predominantly associated with the organic fraction at most soil samples. The contents in all fractions of the four metals showed a decrease with depth which has been explained by the variations in the organic matter and CaCO₃ contents in the different layers of soils. These soil properties were also the most important variables in the biological availability of the metals in these soils.     

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOIL VARIABILITY FOR FOREST SOIL STUDIES IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND

A study of 13 sample plots (0.01 ha) in 6 forests showed that the average number of topsoil samples required per plot to secure 95 per cent confidence limits for a range about the mean of 10 per cent was 6 for total nitrogen, 9 for total phosphorus and 29 for 0.5 M acetic acid extractable nutrients (calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium). In some plots 95 per cent confidence intervals, based on 5 composite samples, for extractable nutrients were as large as the range of mean values for different plots within a forest. High variability within plots causes large variation in correlation coefficients between tree growth and soil properties so that the intensity of sampling should be of the order indicated above to identify factors affecting growth. For predicting timber yield the accuracy of regression equations containing predictors of high within-plot variability is too low to be of practical value. The sampling effort required to achieve a given level of precision does not increase greatly when plot size is increased from 0.01 to 0.1 ha. Since Yield Class, the most useful measure of growth, is not designed for areas less than 0.5 ha, the use of the larger plot size is recommended.     

土壤和氧化铁对氟化物的吸附和解吸

本文研究了两种土壤(砖红壤和黄棕壤)和两种合成氧化铁(无定形氧化铁和针铁矿)对氟化钠溶液的吸附和解吸现象,讨论了氟离子吸附的吸附等温线特征.根据实验资料和吸附等温线的拟合情况,我们认为,砖红壤和无定形氧化铁用Langmuir公式来描述,黄棕壤和针铁矿用Freundlich公式来描述更为适宜.氟离子的解吸量均低于吸附量.研究结果表明,由于水洗和醇洗,一部分以静电引力所吸附的氟离子被洗去,造成氟离子解吸量偏低.     

SOLUBILITY OF ALUMINIUM IN SOILS OF THE HUMID TROPICS

Soil samples obtained from genetic horizons of an upland and acid sulphate soil of Sierra Leone, were equilibrated with 0.01 M CaCI using a 1:2 soil to solution ratio. Al³⁺ activity was estimated from total Al measured in the equilibrium extract, by accounting for hydrolysis and the formation of other complex species. The Al³⁺ activity was pH-dependent, but the Al(OH)³ ion product was I'airly constant throughout the upland soil profile; Al³⁺ activity was near that expected for equilibrium with kaolinite and quartz. In the acid sulphate soil alunite appeared to control the activity of Al³⁺.     

上海土壤中微量元素的含量与分布的研究

植物必需的微量营养元素锌、锰、钼、硼、铜在土壤中供给不足或过剩时,都可能引起植物、动物及人体生理功能失调,生长发育受阻,诱发出各种特殊的生理病害。明确土壤中微量元素含量分布规律及其有效性问题,有助于采取措施来调剂微量元素的供应水平,对于农业生产的发展,以及维护人类和动物的健康,都具有重要的意义。本文就1978-1979年关于上海土壤中微量元素的含量分布及其有效性问题的研究,作一总结。