Studies on the thermodynamics of zinc exchange in montmorillonite

The ion exchange equilibria and mechanism of Zn exchange with Na montmorillonite has been studied with the help of adsorption isotherms and thermodynamic parameters. The exchange isotherms, K and △G° values indicated a spontaneity of reaction and a higher preference of Zn for the montmorillonite surface. A stronger binding of Zn and changes in the hydration rates of Zn and Na with increase in order were suggested by enthalpy an entropy effects respectively. The surface phase activity coefficients and the excess thermodynamic functions were indicative of a nonideal heterogeneous exchange in which the mixture of ions on the montmorillonite surface was more stable and more tightly bound with significant differences in the hydration rates of the ions in the mixture with respect to the homo-ionic forms.     

Time dependence of contact angle and its relation to repellency persistence in hydrophobized sand

Soil water repellency is a transient soil property varying with soil–water contact time. The purpose of the present study was to determine the time dependence of the sessile drop contact angle and its relation to repellency persistence estimated using the water drop penetration time (WDPT) test with hydrophobized sand. The contact angle decreased exponentially and almost reached apparent equilibrium after 20 min of soil–water contact time. Time dependence of the contact angle can mainly be attributed to the adsorption of water molecules onto low-energy hydrophobic organic matter surfaces. Contact angles initially greater than 90° decreased to less than 90° within about 40 s. However, the WDPT of these samples was longer than 3600 s. The WDPT responded to the initial contact angle, but not to the contact angle decreased with soil–water contact time. This was considered to be caused by differences in the surface free energy between the surface and the lower layers. Repellency persistence, or the WDPT, can be considered to be the time taken to increase the surface free energy to overcome water repellency, not only on the surface in contact with the droplet, but also in the adjacent layers below the surface.     

Soil surfactant stops water repellency and preferential flow paths

This study reports the effects of a soil surfactant on reduction and prevention of water repellency and preferential flow paths in a sandy soil of a golf course fairway, located at Bosch en Duin near Utrecht, the Netherlands. The golf course is constructed on inland dunes composed of fine sand with low organic matter content. The topsoil (0–25 cm) of the fairways exhibits an extremely water repellent behaviour resulting in the development of numerous localized dry spots during dry periods in spring and summer. The influence of surfactant treatments on the wetting of the soil was studied by measuring the volumetric water content with a hand‐held Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) device. Actual water repellency was assessed by placing water drops at regular distances on soil cores taken to a depth of 25 cm with a small (1.5 cm diameter) auger at intervals of 25 cm over a distance of 25 m across the untreated and treated parts of the fairway. Surfactant applications resulted in more homogeneous wetting of the soil profile and elimination of actual water repellency in the fairway soil. Treatments significantly increased water uptake and moisture levels of the soil and prevented the development of preferential flow paths. A visible improvement in turf quality and density was evident on the treated part of the fairway.     

陕西省长武县黑垆土斥水性的影响因素

[目的]分析改性黑垆土出现斥水性的条件及其影响因素,为研究气候暖干化背景下当地降雨人渗行为对斥水性的响应问题提供参考.[方法]试验在黄土旱塬陕西省长武县农田试验场进行.选取玉米地和苜蓿地0-20 cm 土壤作为试验对象,对2种作物下的土样设计4水平土壤含水量、3种容重和3水平十八烷基伯胺(OCT)添加量进行组合配制土样...     

不同类型土壤团聚体斥水性及其对溅蚀的影响

为明确土壤的斥水性特征及其对土壤溅蚀的影响,以3种不同类型及利用方式土壤为研究对象,探究了土壤斥水性分布规律及其影响因素,系统分析了土壤斥水性对土壤溅蚀的影响。结果表明:(1)耕地土壤的斥水性最低,表层土壤斥水性高于下层,黄褐土斥水性(13.15sec)高于其他类型土壤,整体上看,斥水性受到土壤机械组成和游离铁、铝氧化物的显著影响(R2-0.40,p0.01);(2)土壤溅蚀过程呈现为倒\"V\"形,即一个陡涨陡落的特点,土壤累计溅蚀量随降雨历时变化关系用对数函数可以很好地拟合(R2≥0.90,p0.01);(3)在一定雨强范围内,斥水性对土壤溅蚀有着显著影响,斥水性越大土壤发生溅蚀的程度也越大,对数函数模型也可以很好地表达溅蚀指标随斥水性变化趋势。研究结果能为降雨侵蚀机制研究与侵蚀过程模型提供理论参考依据。     

Cattle manure biochar potential for ameliorating soil physical characteristics and spinach response under drought

Drought and low amounts of organic matter are two main constraints in arid and semiarid regions and their adverse effects on soils and plants can be alleviated by biochar (B). Therefore, the influence of 0 (0B), 1.25 (1.25B), 2.5 (2.5B) and 5% (5B) cattle-manure biochar on the growth and physiological traits of spinach and physical characteristics of postharvest soil under field capacity (FC), 0.7FC and 0.55FC conditions was evaluated. Drought decreased stomatal conductance (SC), water use efficiency (WUE), shoot dry matter yield (SDMY), soil water repellency (WR) and saturated hydraulic conductivity (K_s) by 13–45%, 3–17%, 27–51%, 48–60% and 26–36%, respectively. Whereas, all B treatments increased SC, K_s and total porosity by 11–63%, 82–221% and 2–12%, respectively. Application of 1.25B increased SDMY and WUE, whereas higher B levels were ineffective, i.e. 2.5B did not significantly affect the measured parameters and 5B reduced them. At all B levels, drought reduced SDMY. However, the lowest decrease in SDMY was observed by 1.25B. Despite their positive influence on soil’s physical quality, high B levels induced excessive salinity. Therefore, a low B level (1.25B) may be recommended since it provides positive impacts on the plant’s growth and yield while mitigating the adverse effects of drought.     

斥水程度对脱水土壤水分特征曲线的影响

为研究斥水程度对土壤水分特征曲线的影响,该文基于滴水穿透时间法,人工配置7种斥水程度的黏壤土(L0~L6)和6种斥水程度的砂土(S0~S5),用高速离心机测定其土壤水分特征曲线,应用van Genuchten-Mualem(VG)模型进行拟合,得出VG模型水力参数。结果表明:在同一吸力条件下,斥水黏壤土的含水率比斥水砂土的高;随着斥水程度增加,在相同吸力情况下,土壤含水率随斥水程度增大而减小;斥水黏壤土的残余含水率随着斥水程度增加而减小,斥水砂土S0~S3的残余含水率没有差异,S4、S5的残余含水率显著减小;斥水黏壤土和砂土进气值的对数与斥水剂添加量呈负线性相关;随着斥水程度增加,田间持水率减小,凋萎系数没有明显差异,重力水增加,有效水和易有效水减小,易利用水比例随着斥水程度增加而减小;对于斥水黏壤土,微孔隙(0.3~5μm)和小孔隙(5~30μm)含量随着斥水程度的增加明显减小,土壤空隙(≥100μm)随着斥水程度的增加急剧增加;对于斥水砂土,中等孔隙(30~75μm)的含量随斥水程度的增加明显增加。该研究成果可为斥水土壤的入渗、蒸发和数值模拟提供理论支持。     

石质山地不同条件的土壤入渗特性研究

通过对影响土壤渗透的多个因素的测定,研究了石质山地不同土壤不同层次的渗透能力,不同水温对渗透的影响,渗透筒不同插入深度对渗透的影响,由此可以得出,土壤的渗透能力是由各立地条件的土壤理化性质决定的。影响土壤入渗性能的最主要因素是土壤的总孔隙度和非毛管孔隙,这与土壤容重和土壤含水量也有很大关系。入渗与水温表现为较好的线性关系。     

伊朗西部不同土地利用方式下钙质土壤疏水性研究

Soil wettability and water repellency, two important soil physical properties, play an important role in water retention and water conductivity in arid and semi-arid regions. To date, there is a lack of information on soil water repellency in calcareous soils of western lran. In this study, soil water repellency and its affecting factors were studied using 20 soil series collected from Hamadan Province~ western Iran. The effects of soil properties including organic carbon content （SOC）, total nitrogen （TN）, C：N ratio, texture, CaCO3 content, and both fungal and bacterial activities on water repellency were investigated using air-dried, oven-dried and heated soil samples. Water repellency index （WRI） was determined using the short-time sorptivity （water/ethanol） method. To distinguish the actual effects of SOC, a set of soil samples were heated at 300 ~C to remove SOC and then WRI was measured on the heated samples. Relative water repellency index （RWRI） was defined as the change of WRI due to heating relative to the oven-dry WRI value. Results of the WRI values showed that the soils were sub-critically water-repellent. Pasture soils had higher WRI values compared to tilled soils, resulting from high SOC and TN, and high activities of bacteria and fungi. It was observed that SOC, TN, fungal activity, and SOC：clay ratio had significant positive impacts on WRI. Strong positive correlations of RWRI with SOC, TN and fungal activity were also observed. Pedotransfer functions derived for predicting WRI showed that the WRI values had an increasing trend with the increases in fungal activity, salinity, alkalinity and fine clay content, but showed a decreasing trend with increasing bacterial activity.     

Does no‐till farming induce water repellency to soils?

Soil water repellency (SWR) is an intrinsic and dynamic soil property that can influence soil hydrology and crop production. Although several land use systems have been shown to induce water repellency in soil, the specific effects of no‐till cropping on SWR are poorly understood. This article reviews the impacts of no‐till on SWR and identifies research needs. No‐till cropping generally induces 1.5 to 40 times more SWR than conventional tillage, depending on soil type. This may result from near‐surface accumulation of hydrophobic organic C compounds derived from crop residues, microbial activity and reduced soil disturbance. While large SWR may have adverse impacts on soil hydrology and crop production, the level of SWR under no‐till relative to conventional tillage may contribute to aggregate stabilization and intra‐aggregate C sequestration. More research is needed to discern the extent and relevance of no‐till induced SWR. This includes: (1) further assessment of SWR under different tillage systems across a wide range of soil textures and climates, (2) comparison of the various methods for measuring SWR over a range of water contents, (3) inclusion of SWR in routine soil analysis and its use as a parameter to evaluate management impacts, (4) assessment of the temporal and spatial changes in SWR under field conditions, (5) further assessment of the impacts of the small differences in SWR between no‐till and conventionally tilled soils on crop production, soil hydrology and soil C sequestration, and (6) development of models to predict SWR for different tillage systems and soils.     

岷江上游干旱河谷旱地土壤斥水性特征初步研究

土壤斥水性是土壤颗粒不易被水滴浸润的现象,对土壤水分特征曲线、土壤溶质运移、土壤优先流、土壤导水率以及地表径流和土壤侵蚀等具有重要影响。研究结果表明,3月份岷江上游干旱河谷0-5cm土层具斥水性的土壤在空间上的分布概率约为34%,其中强度斥水性土壤分布比例为5%;在时间分布上,土壤斥水性主要表现在7月,轻度以下斥水性概率为91%,强度以上斥水性概率为58%;从各粒级土壤斥水性的研究结果来看,斥水性与土壤粒级呈显著负相关,粒级越小,土壤斥水性越高。因此,岷江上游干旱河谷旱地土壤斥水性具有明显的时空分布差异,并且粒级越小土壤斥水性越强,7月份土壤表层的土壤斥水性强度与分布比例高。这可能是导致干旱河谷严重水土流失、土壤砂砾化的一个重要原因。