电析土壤微粒悬浮液的维恩(Wien)效应及其影响因子

The electrical conductivity of suspensions and their supernatants from the electrodialyzed clay fractions of latosol, yellow-brown soil and black soil equilibrated with nitrate solutions were determined at different field strengths using a short high-voltage pulse apparatus to demonstrate the Wien effect in soil suspensions and to investigate factors affecting it. It was found that Wien effect was much stronger in suspensions with a clay content of 30 g kg-1 from the soils equilibrated with a 1 × 10-4 KNO3 solution than in their supernatants.The threshold field strength (TFS), at which the relative conductivity is equal to 1.05, i.e., the Wien effect begins to be obvious, of the yellow-brown soil suspensions (clay content of 30 g kg-1) equilibrated with different nitrate solutions of a concentration of 1 × 10-4/z mol L-1 , where z is the valence, varied with the type of nitrates, being lowest for NaNO3 (47 kV cm-1) and highest for Ca(NO3)2 (98 kV cm-1). At high field strengths (larger than 130 kV cm-1), the relative conductivities of yellow-brown soil suspensions containing different nitrates diminished in the order: NaNO3 ＞ KNO3 ＞ Mg(NO3)2 ＞ Zn(NO3)2 ＞ Ca(NO3)2. The rates and intensities of the Wien effect in the suspensions of the three soils equilibrated with 5 × 10-5 molL-1 Ca(NO3)2 solution were in the order of the yellow-brown soil ＞ the latosol ＞ the black soil. The results for the yellow-brown soil suspensions (clay concentration of 30 g kg-1) equilibrated with KNO3 solutions of various concentrations clearly demonstrated that the more dilute the solution, the lower the TFS, and the larger the relative conductivity of the suspensions at high field strengths. The results for yellow-brown soil suspensions with different clay concentrations indicated that as the clay concentration increased, the low field electrical conductivity, EC0, also increased, but the TFS decreased, and the Wien effect increased.     

Exploring the effect of organic matter on the interactions between mineral particles and cations with Wien effect measurements

Purpose

Understanding of the interactions between cations, mineral particles, and organic matter (OM) in soils is of paramount importance in plant nutrition and environmental science, and thus, these phenomena have been studied extensively. At present, an effective and simple tool to investigate these interactions does not exist. Based on previous studies of Wien effect in suspensions, the interactions of cations with soil mineral particles, complicated by the presence of organic matter, can be easily determined by means of Wien effect measurements, which was the objective of this study.

Materials and methods

A paddy soil originating from a yellow-brown soil, rich in organic matter, served as a test sample, from which the clay fraction of less than 2 μm in diameter was separated. Organic matter of aliquots of the clay fraction was removed by the oxidation with hot H₂O₂, and the natural and OM-free samples were saturated with various cations: Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, and Cd²⁺. The effects of OM present in the paddy soil on the interactions between the cations and the soil mineral particles were investigated by measuring the suspension Wien effect with a homemade apparatus, SHP-2.

Results and discussion

The weak electrical field electrical conductivities (EC₀) of suspensions of the natural soils saturated with various cations were higher than those of the OM-free soils. The rate of increase in electrical conductivity of suspensions of the OM-free soil, except that of suspensions saturated with Na⁺, at electrical field strengths >50～100 kV?cm^?1 was higher than those of the natural soil suspensions. The presence of OM increased the mean free binding energies of cations other than Na⁺. The increasing binding energies for K⁺ and Ca²⁺ were 0.56 and 0.57 kJ?mol^?1, respectively, which were significantly larger than the increase for Cd²⁺ as only 0.03 kJ?mol^?1. The binding energies of various cations on both natural and OM-free soils were all in the order: Na⁺?<?K⁺?<?Ca²⁺≈Cd²⁺. As opposed to its effect on the binding energies, the presence of OM reduced the mean free adsorption energies of the cations. Except for Na⁺, the adsorption energies of K⁺, Ca²⁺, and Cd²⁺ at field strengths >50 kV?cm^?1 were lower in the natural soil as compared with the OM-free soil, and the differences between the adsorption energies became larger with increasing field strengths. The presence of OM made the zeta potential of the soil particles saturated with Na⁺ and K⁺ positive, and the particles saturated with Ca²⁺ and Cd²⁺ negative.

Conclusions

Organic matter affected the interactions of cations with soil mineral particles significantly. Binding and adsorption energies, which were quantitative measures of the interactions between cations and soil particles, could be determined by Wien effect measurements in suspensions. The binding energies on natural soils were larger than those on the corresponding OM-free soils, and the adsorption energies on the natural soils were lower than those on OM-free soils.     

用Wien效应研究土壤有机质对阳离子与黄棕壤型水稻土黏粒相互作用的影响

选择富含有机质的黄棕壤型水稻土,提取小于2μm的黏粒,将其中1/2黏粒去除有机质,分别制成为不同阳离子(Na+、K+、NH4+、Ca2+、Cd2+和La3+)饱和的土样,用Wien效应法研究土壤有机质对阳离子与土壤黏粒相互作用的影响。研究结果表明:原土悬液的起始电导率大于去有机质土者;除含Na+悬液外,去有机质土悬液的电导率随场强而增加的速率在50～100 kV cm-1以上,明显大于原土。有机质会使Na+以外的阳离子的平均结合自由能增大,Ca2+的结合能增加最大(增量为0.57 kJ mol-1),而Cd2+的结合能增加最小(增量为0.03 kJ mol-1)。对于供试土壤悬液,不同阳离子的结合能顺序均为Na+相似文献   

从土壤悬浮液的Wien效应推断阳离子与电渗析粘粒组分的相互作用

The electrical conductivities (ECs) of suspensions containing 25 and 30 g kg-1 solids prepared from theelectrodialyzed clay fraction (＜ 2 μm in diameter) of latosol, yellow-brown soil, and black soil, dispersed invarious nitrate solutions having concentrations of 1 × 10-4/z mol L-1, where z is the valence, and in distilledwater, were measured at field strengths ranging from 14 kV cm-1 to 210 kV cm-1. On the basis of analysesof the charge density and exchangeable ion composition on the surfaces of soil particles in the suspensions,and of the characters of the EC-field strength curves of the various suspensions, it was inferred that theincrement of EC (△EC) and/or relative electrical conductivity (REC) can indicate the bonding strengthbetween cations and soil particles. The bonding strengths of various cations with the soils diminished in theorder: K+ ＞ Zn2+ ＞ Mg2+ ＝ Ca2+ ＞ Na+ for latosol, Ca2+ ＞ Zn2+ ＞ Mg2+ ＝ K+ ＞ Na+ for yellow-brownsoil, and Zn2+ ＞Ca2+ ＞ Mg2+ ＞ K+ ＞ Na+ for black soil.     

从土壤悬浮液Wien效应推断砖红壤粘粒组分吸持阳离子能力沿城乡梯度蔬菜生产的土壤质量特征

Suspensions of a latosol with a clay concentration of 30 g kg-1 were prepared from electrodialyzed clay fractions, less than 2 μm in diameter, five nitrate solutions with a concentration of 1 × 10-4/z mol L-1,where z is the valence, and five sodium salt solutions with a concentration of 3.3 × 10-5/z mol L-1. The direct current (DC) electrical conductivities (ECs) of the colloidal suspensions were measured at a constant temperature of 25 ℃, using a newly established method of measuring the Wien effect in soil suspensions at field strengths ranging from 13.5 to 150 kV cm-1, to determine their electrical conductivity-field strength relationships and to infer the order of the bonding strength (retaining force) between soil particles and various ions. The measurements with the latosol suspensions in NaNO3, KNO3, Ca(NO3)2, Mg(NO3)2 and Zn(NO3)2 solutions resulted in increments of the suspension ECs, △ECs, of 7.9, 5.0, 7.1, 7.0 and 5.8μS cm-1,respectively, when the applied field strength increased from 14.5 to 142 kV cm-1. As for the suspensions in NaNO3, NaCl, Na2SO4, Na3PO4 and Na3AsO4 solutions, the △ECs were 6.2, 5.3, 4.1, 4.0 and 3.7μS cm-1,respectively, when the applied field strength increased from 13.5 to 90 kV cm-1. Thus, it can be deduced that the retaining forces of the clay fraction of the latosol for the cations were in the descending order K+ ＞Zn2+ ＞ Mg2+ ≥ Ca2+ ＞ Na+, and for the anions in the descending order H2AsO-4 ＞ H2PO-4 ≥ SO42- ＞ Gl- ＞ NO-3.     

用稀悬液Wien效应测量法来研究重金属离子与水稻土的相互作用

Interactions of three heavy metal ions, Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺, and Pb²⁺, and, for comparison, Na⁺ with electrodialytic clay fractions (less than 2 μm in diameter) of four paddy soils as well as a yellow-brown soil as a control soil were evaluated based on measurements of the Wien effect in dilute suspensions with a clay concentration of 10 g kg^?1 in four nitrate solutions of 2 × 10^?4/z mol L^?1, where z is the cation valence, and a nitric acid solution of 3 × 10^?5 mol L^?1. Field strengths ranging from 15 to 230 kV cm^?1 were applied for measuring the electrical conductivities (ECs) of the suspensions. The mean free binding energies between the various cations and all of the soils determined from exchange equilibrium increased in the order: Na⁺ < Cd²⁺ < Cu²⁺ < Pb²⁺. In general, the ECs of the suspensions in the sodium nitrate solution were smaller than those of the suspensions in the heavy metal solutions because of the lower electrophoretic mobility of sodium compared to the divalent cations. In terms of relative electrical conductivity-field strength relationships, relative electrical conductivity (REC) of suspensions containing various cations at field strengths larger than about 50 kV cm^?1 were in the descending order: Na⁺ > Cu²⁺ > Cd²⁺ > Pb²⁺ for all tested soils. A characteristic parameter of the REC-field strength curves, ΔREC₂₀₀, REC at a field strength of 200 kV cm^?1 minus that at the local minimum of the concave segment of the REC-field strength curves, characterized the strength of adsorption of the cations stripped off by the applied strong electrical field, and for all soils the values of ΔREC₂₀₀ were generally in the order: Na⁺ < Cu²⁺ ≤ Cd²⁺ ≤ Pb²⁺.     

Evaluating the impact of soil management on soil loss in olive orchards

Abstract. The effects of soil management on soil losses from olive plantations in southern Spain were evaluated using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), a review of published experiments, and preliminary results of an on-going field trial. Experimental data were used to parameterize the RUSLE for olive orchards under various soil management regimes. The predictions agreed qualitatively with the data available, and the model provided a simple way to assess the effects of soil management on erosion. Our results showed that no-tillage caused the greatest soil loss, while cover crops showed the least. Tillage and planting following contours proved only partially effective and did not reduce soil erosion as much as protective crops. One scenario studied suggests that, on slight to moderate slopes, land transformed from row crops to olive orchards may remain below the maximum tolerable soil erosion limit, if a cover crop is included between the trees. A scenario for marginal olive orchards located on steep slopes suggests that effective erosion control could only be achieved with a cover crop system that would have the side-effect of reducing the yield of rain-fed olives. Quantifying the effects of soil management on soil erosion in olive orchards is uncertain because very few experimental results are available. Further research that monitors soil loss in carefully selected long-term experiments at different scales and follows the changes in key soil parameters is urgently required to develop effective erosion control policies.     

Evaluating the effect of biochar on salt leaching and nutrient retention of Yellow River Delta soil

Biochar has the potential to decrease salinity and nutrient loss of saline soil. We investigated the effects of biochar amendment (0–10 g kg⁻¹) on salinity of saline soil (2.8‰ salt) in NaCl leaching and nutrient retention by conducting column leaching experiments. The biochar was produced in situ from Salix fragilis L. via a fire-water coupled process. The soil columns irrigated with 15 cm of water showed that biochar amendment (4 g kg⁻¹) decreased the concentration Na⁺ by 25.55% in the first irrigation and to 60.30% for the second irrigation in sandy loam layer over the corresponding control (CK). Meanwhile, the sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) of soil after the first and second irrigation was 1.62 and 0.54, respectively, which were 15.2% and 49.5% lower than CK. The marked increase in saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) from 0.15 × 10^–5 cm s⁻¹ for CK to 0.39 × 10^–5 cm s⁻¹, following 4 g kg⁻¹ of biochar addition, was conducive to salt leaching. Besides, biochar use (4 g kg⁻¹) increased NH₄⁺-N and Olsen-P by 63.63% and 62.50% over the CK, but accelerated NO₃^–-N leaching. Since 15 cm hydrostatic pressure would result in salt accumulation of root zone, we would recommend using 4 g kg⁻¹ of biochar, 30 cm of water to ease the problem of salt leaching from the surface horizon to the subsoil. This study would provide a guidance to remediate the saline soil in the Yellow River Delta by judicious application of biochar and irrigation.     

Plant-induced changes in the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil and biosolids assessed by DGT measurements

Purpose  

This study investigated the effects of plants on the available pools of heavy metals and their re-supply potential in contaminated substrates in a short-term experiment using five metal-accumulating willow and poplar species/cultivars and in a longer-term experiment for Salix x reichardtii.     

黄土区不同施肥对土壤颗粒及微团聚体组成的影响

采用野外采样与室内分析方法,运用颗粒体积分形理论,研究了15年长期不同施肥处理对黄土区农田土壤颗粒组成、 微团聚体分布及有机碳的影响。结果表明,施肥处理对020 cm土层影响较大,不同施肥处理土壤颗粒及微团聚体的优势粒级均为0.02~0.05 mm。有机肥（M）、 磷肥（P）、 有机肥和氮肥配施（MN）、 有机肥、 氮肥和磷肥配施（MNP）处理可显著提高020 cm土层0.1~0.2 mm土壤颗粒的百分含量,有机肥和磷肥配施（MP）以及MNP处理有利于该土层大粒径土壤微团聚体的形成。氮肥和磷肥配施（NP）处理的土壤分散率最大,M处理最小。不同施肥处理土壤颗粒体积分形维数差异不显著。相关性分析表明, 020 cm及2040 cm土层土壤颗粒体积分形维数与粘粒（0.002 mm）和细粉粒 （0.002~0.02 mm） 呈极显著正相关,与粗粉粒 （0.02~0.05 mm） 和细砂粒 （0.05~0.2 mm）极显著负相关; 土壤团聚度与0.05 mm各粒径土壤团聚体显著或极显著负相关,与 0.05 mm各粒径土壤团聚体显著或极显著正相关。020 cm土层土壤有机碳与0.01~0.05 mm各粒径土壤团聚体显著或极显著负相关,与0.1~0.5 mm各粒径土壤团聚体极显著正相关。     

气候和土壤质地对土壤有机碳影响的区域差异研究

The agricultural soil carbon pool plays an important role in mitigating greenhouse gas emission ana unaerstanamg the son orgamc carbon-climate-soil texture relationship is of great significance for estimating cropland soil carbon pool responses to climate change. Using data from 900 soil profiles, obtained from the Second National Soil Survey of China, we investigated the soil organic carbon （SOC） depth distribution in relation to climate and soil texture under various climate regimes of the cold northeast region （NER） and the warmer Huang-Huai-Hai region （HHHR） of China. The results demonstrated that the SOC content was higher in NER than in HHHR. For both regions, the SOC content at all soil depths had significant negative relationships with mean annual temperature （MAT）, but was related to mean annual precipitation （MAP） just at the surface 0-20 cm. The climate effect on SOC content was more pronounced in NER than in HHHR. Regional differences in the effect of soil texture on SOC content were not found. However, the dominant texture factors were different. The effect of sand content on SOC was more pronounced than that of clay content in NER. Conversely, the effect of clay on SOC was more pronounced than sand in HHHR. Climate and soil texture jointly explained the greatest SOC variability of 49.0% （0-20 cm） and 33.5% （20-30 cm） in NER and HHHR, respectively. Moreover, regional differences occurred in the importance of climate vs. soil texture in explaining SOC variability. In NER, the SOC content of the shallow layers （0-30 cm） was mainly determined by climate factor, specifically MAT, but the SOC content of the deeper soil layers （30-100 cm） was more affected by texture factor, specifically sand content. In HHHR, all the SOC variability in all soil layers was predominantly best explained by clay content. Therefore, when temperature was colder, the climate effect became stronger and this trend was restricted by soil depth. The regional differences and soil depth influence underscored the importance of explicitly considering them in modeling long-term soil responses to climate change and predicting potential soil carbon sequestration.     

Structural transition in the humic matrix of soil gels and its effect on the soil properties

The analysis of drying-wetting cycles in soils has shown that the existence of the humic matrix of soil gels and, hence, the soil structure is ensured by hydrophilic bonds in dry soils and hydrophobic bonds in wet soils. This suggests that the structural transition from one mechanism controlling the stability of the soil gels and the existence of the soil structure to another mechanism occurs in the humic matrix of soil gels in a specific range of water content. The experimental results have confirmed the effect of the structural transition on the water stability of the soil structure, the pH_water, the hydrophilicity of the soil particle surface, and the structural-mechanical properties of the soils.     

The effect of soil moisture on the vertical movement of rock fragments by tillage

Chiselling in air-dry soils can rapidly create inverse grading of the plough layer as field experiments showed, i.e., the largest particles (rock fragments) are brought to the surface and the smallest particles concentrate at the bottom of the plough layer. Since no information about the effect of soil moisture and fine earth characteristics on this process is available laboratory experiments were conducted to examine the effect of soil moisture and fine earth characteristics on the vertical movement (segregation) of rock fragments due to tillage. An experimental trough, 120×60×40 cm³, was filled with three layers (each 4 cm thick) of fine earth (sand or silt loam), and rock fragments (1.2–2.2 and 2.7–4.0 cm). Tillage was simulated by moving a hand-held cultivator through the mixture. The results for the sandy soil matrix showed that inter-particle percolation was slowed down by soil moisture, however, at the same rate for different moisture levels. This was attributed to water-films that surround the sand particles. In the silt-loam soil matrix inter-particle percolation was stronger than that occurring in the sandy matrix at similar volumetric moisture contents but vertical movement was impossible at higher moisture contents (0.17 m³ m⁻³) because of a strong increase in stickiness. The results imply that at low moisture contents farmers in areas threatened by desertification can use moderate tillage as a means to create a surface rich in rock fragments which helps to increase water infiltration and decrease erosion.     

The effect of soil lead sorption capacity on the uptake of lead by corn

Abstract

Lead uptake by four‐week‐old corn shoots grown in Fb‐amended soils was found to be dependent upon the level of Pb in the soil relative to the soil's capacity to sorb Pb. At a given level of added Pb, lead uptake by plants was found to decrease with an increase in soil pH, cation exchange capacity, and available phosphorus.     

茶园土壤微生物量碳的质量分数及其影响因素的研究

对148个茶园土壤的微生物量碳(MBC)质量分数及其影响因素进行了研究.结果表明,茶园土壤MBC的质量分数(ωmic)在38.1～680.2 mg·kg-1之间,平均为246.0 mg·kg-1,其含量变化幅度较大,主要受到土壤有机碳、pH、茶园管理方式、植茶年限、成土母质以及全氮量的影响.(1)茶园土壤的ωmic与有...     

Short communication Estimation of the specific surface area of soil particles by adsorption of polyvinylalcohol in aqueous suspension

Adsorption of polyvinylalcohol (PVA) in aqueous suspension has been used to measure the specific surface area (SSA) of a silicon dioxide, a goethite, a clay, and a sample of a topsoil, the latter before and after treatment with hydrogen peroxide. Surface areas were calculated from each of the plateaus of the isotherms derived from the Langmuir equation fitted to the data, using a value of 0.04268 nm² for the molecular area of a monomer of PVA. We compared these SSA values with those measured by N₂ adsorption. The SSA values of the silicon dioxide, the goethite and the clay are in excellent agreement with the corresponding N₂‐BET areas. The removal of organic matter by H₂O₂ from the topsoil sample led to a marked increase in the SSA measured by the BET‐method. For this sample, the SSA measured by PVA was considerably larger than the one that was obtained by the BET‐method and showed only a little change after removal of SOM.     

Simulating the effect of potassium fertilization on carbon sequestration in soil

The impact of horticultural management on carbon sequestration in soils has been limited so far to tillage and nitrogen fertilization. Our objective was to evaluate by mathematical modeling the effect of potassium fertilization on CO₂ binding in cropland soils. The developed model integrates three subunits: (1) A published simulator of crop dry‐matter (DM) production in response to N, P, K fertilization, but not DM partitioning; (2) a published soil–crop–atmosphere model predicting crop yield and DM partitioning as a function of N but not K fertilization; (3) an original model computing the organic‐inorganic carbon transformations, inorganic‐carbon reactions and transport in soil, CO₂ diffusion, and soil carbon sequestration. The model described the K‐fertilization effect on C binding in soil as a function of the soil pH, the Ca²⁺ concentration in the soil solution, hydraulic properties, air temperature, and crop DM production, and partitioning characteristics. In scenarios of corn (Zea mays L.) growth in clayey soil and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in loam soil, the computed K‐induced CO₂ sequestration amounted to ≈ 14.5 and 24 kg CO₂ (kg K)^–1, respectively (0 vs. 100 kg ha^–1 K application). The soil CO₂ sequestration declined by 8% when corn grew in sandy instead of clayey soil and by 20% when the temperature was 10°C higher than the temperature prevailing in mild semiarid zones. All predicted CO₂‐sequestration results were approximately 30‐fold higher than the 0.6 kg CO₂ emitted per kg of K manufactured in industry.     

Assessing the toxic effect of nitrapyrin on nitrogen transformation in soil

A 28 d N transformation test was developed according to the OECD guideline 216. In the laboratory-based test, a suitable soil was amended with powdered plant meal as an organic N source. Soil samples of 1 kg treated with five concentrations of nitrapyrin (2-chloro-6-(trichloromethyl)-pyridine), in the range 1.0-100 mg kg⁻¹ dry weight were incubated for 28 d at 20±2 °C. A dose response was produced and the N mineralisation EC₅₀ (95% C.I.) for nitrapyrin was 3.1 (1.9-4.3) mg kg⁻¹ dry soil. The determined EC₅₀ was compared with literature figures for similar end points but using different methodology.     

海泡石对镉污染土壤改良效果的研究

通过人工模拟污染、采用盆栽试验的方法,研究了海泡石对镉污染土壤的改良效果,试验结果表明:海泡石能显著促进空心菜的生长,抑制空心菜对镉的吸收,降低空心菜植株体内镉的浓度,同时,由于海泡石具有很大的表面积和较大的吸附量,可降低土壤镉的有效性。海泡石可作为镉污染土壤的改良剂。