施用有机肥和有效微生物群对玉米叶片持水力的影响

A red soil derived from Quaternary red clay was employed to study nutrient leaching with woil columns repacked in laboratory,The objective was to identify the effects of fertilization practices on leaching patterns and magnitudes of Ca^2 ,Mg^2 ,K^ ,NH4^ ,and NO3^-,The treatments were CK (as a control),CaCO3, CaSO4,MgCO3,Ca(H2PO4)2,urea,KCl,and multiple (a mixture of the above-mentioned fertilizers),The fertilizers were added to the bare surface of the soil columns,and then the columns were leached with 120 mL deionized water daily through peristaltic pumps over a period of 92 days.Leaching processes of NH4^ ,and NO3^- wer e only measured in CK,ured,and multiple treatments which were directly related to N leaching, Results showed that sole application of CaSO4,and Ca(H2PO4)2 scarcely hd any effect on the leching losses of Ca^2 ,Mg^2 ,and K^ ; the application of MgCO3 sthimulated the leaching of Mg^2 ;the application of CaCO3 promoted the leaching of Ca^2 ,Mg^2 and K^ ; urea treatment also promoted the leaching of K^ and NH4^ ,and NO3^- leaching mainly occurred at late stage of leaching process in particular;under KCl treatment,leaching of Ca^2 ,Mg^2 ,and K^ was promoted to a large extent;under multiple treatment, leaching of Ca^2 ,Mg^2 ,K^ ,NH4^ ,and NO3^- was all increased and NO3^- was mainly leached at the end of leaching process and still had a trend of increase.     

通过施用碱性矿渣和作物残茬生物炭以促进酸性老成土中盐基饱并降低土壤酸度

This investigation was conducted by using alkaline slag and crop straw biochars to reduce acidity of an acidic Ultisol through incubation and pot experiments with lime as a comparison. The soil was amended with different liming materials： lime（1 g kg^-1）,alkaline slag（2 and 4 g kg^-1）, peanut straw biochar（10 and 20 g kg^-1）, canola straw biochar（10 and 20 g kg^-1） and combinations of alkaline slag（2 g kg^-1） and biochars（10 g kg^-1） in the incubation study. A pot experiment was also conducted to observe the soybean growth responses to the above treatments. The results showed that all the liming materials increased soil p H and decreased soil exchangeable acidity. The higher the rates of alkaline slag, biochars, and alkaline slag combined with biochars, the greater the increase in soil p H and the reduction in soil exchangeable acidity. All the amendments increased the levels of one or more soil exchangeable base cations. The lime treatment increased soil exchangeable Ca^2＋, the alkaline slag treatment increased exchangeable Ca^2＋ and Mg^2＋ levels, and the biochars and combined applications of alkaline slag with biochars increased soil exchangeable Ca^2＋, Mg^2＋ and K^＋ and soil available P. The amendments enhanced the uptake of one or more nutrients of N, P, K, Ca and Mg by soybean in the pot experiment. Of the different amendments, the combined application of alkaline slag with crop straw biochars was the best choice for increasing base saturation and reducing soil acidity of the acidic Ultisol. The combined application of alkaline slag with biochars led to the greatest reduction in soil acidity, increased soil Ca, Mg, K and P levels, and enhanced the uptake of Ca, Mg, K and P by soybean plants.     

南亚热带森林演替过程土壤水分、有机质和交换性阳离子的变化格局

Information on the distribution patterns of soil water content （SWC）, soil organic matter （SOM）, and soil exchangeable cations （SEC） is important for managing forest ecosystems in a sustainable manner. This study investigated how SWC, SOM, and SEC were influenced in forests along a successional gradient, including a regional climax （monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, or MEBF）, a transitional forest （coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest, or MF）, and a pioneer forest （coniferous Masson pine （Pinus rnassoniana） forest, or MPF） of the Dinghushan Biosphere Reserve in the subtropical region of southern China. SWC, SOM, and SEC excluding Ca^2＋ were found to increase in the soil during forest succession, being highest in the top soil layer （0 to 15 cm depth） except for Na^＋. The differences between soil layers were largest in MF. This finding also suggested that the nutrients were enriched in the topsoil when they became increasingly scarce in the soil. There were no significant differences （P = 0.05） among SWC, SOM, and SEC. A linear, positive correlation was found between SWC and SOM. The correlation between SOM and cation exchange capacity （CEC） was statistically significant, which agreed with the theory that the most important factor determining SEC is SOM. The ratio of K^＋ to Na^＋ in the topsoil was about a half of that in the plants of each forest. MF had the lowest exchangeable Ca^2＋ concentration among the three forests and Ca^2＋：K^＋ in MPF was two times higher than that in MF. Understanding the changes of SWC, SOM, and CEC during forest succession would be of great help in protecting all three forests in southern China.     

镧的累积对红壤阳离子交换量及土壤溶液组成的影响

Pot and adsorption-exchange experiments were carried out by collecting the soil samples from the surface layer(0-15cm) of red soil at the Ecological Experiment Station of Red Soil,the Chinese Academy of Sciences,in Jiangxi Province of CHina.When concentration of the exogenous La^3 exceeded 400mg kg^-1,there was less non-exchangeable La^3 than exchangeable La^3 in the soil.Cation exchagne capacity of the soil changed slightly with increasing concentration of the exogenous La^3 in both experiments.However,in the adsorption-exchange experiment,when concentration of the exogenous La^3 was higher than 300mg kg^-1,exchangeable basic cations decreased significantly,while exchangeable hydrogen and exchangeable aluminum increased significantly compared with the control treatments.The amounts of base cations(Ca^2 ,Mg^2 ,k^ and Na^ )exchanged by La^3 in the supernatant solution increased with the concentration of the exogenous La^3 ,especially when concentration of the exogenous La^3 was higher than 50mg kg^-1.     

我国东南部地区红壤表土养分的淋溶及再分布

The leaching and redistribution of nutrients in the surface layer of 4 types of red soils in Southeast China were studied with a lysimeter experiment under field conditions. Results showed that the leaching concentrated in the rainy season (from April to June). Generally, the leaching of soil nutrients from the surface layer of red soils was in the order of Ca > Mg > K > NO₃-N. In fertilization treatment, the total amount of soil nutrients leached out of the surface layer in a red soil derived from granite was the highest in all soils. The uptake by grass decreased the leaching of fertilizer ions in surface layer, particularly for NO₃-N. Soil total N and exchangeable K, Ca and Mg in the surface layer decreased with leaching and grass uptake during the 2 years without new fertilization of urea, Ca(H₂PO₄)₂, KCl, CaCO₃ and MgCO₃. Ca moved from the application layer (0~5 cm) of fertilizer and accumulated in the 10~30 cm depth in the soils studied except that derived from Quaternary red clay. The deficiency of soil exchangeable K will become a serious degradation process facing the Southeast China.     

第四纪红色粘土发育的红壤中营养元素的淋失

A red soil derived from Quaternary red clay was employed to study nutrient leaching with soil columns repacked in laboratory. The objective was to identify the effects of fertilization practices on leaching patterns and magnitudes of Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, K⁺, NH₄⁺, and NO₃^-. The treatments were CK (as a control), CaCO₃, CaSO₄, MgCO₃, Ca(H₂PO₄)₂, urea, KCl, and multiple (a mixture of the above-mentioned fertilizers). The fertilizers were added to the bare surface of the soil columns, and then the columns were leached with 120 mL deionized water daily through peristaltic pumps over a period of 92 days. Leaching processes of NH₄⁺, and NO₃^- were only measured in CK, urea, and multiple treatments which were directly related to N leaching. Results showed that sole application of CaSO₄, and Ca(H₂PO₄)₂ scarcely had any effect on the leaching losses of Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, and K⁺; the application of MgCO₃ stimulated the leaching of Mg²⁺; the application of CaCO₃ promoted the leaching of Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ and K⁺; urea treatment also promoted the leaching of K⁺ and NH₄⁺, and NO₃^- leaching mainly occurred at late stage of leaching process in particular; under KCl treatment, leaching of Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, and K⁺ was promoted to a large extent; under multiple treatment, leaching of Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, K⁺, NH₄⁺, and NO₃^- was all increased and NO₃^- was mainly leached at the end of leaching process and still had a trend of increase.     

种植制度和施肥对半干旱区土壤中锰形态及有效性的影响

Manganese(Mn) deficiencies are common in soils on the Loess Plateau of China. This research provided essential information on improving Mn availability in semiarid soils through agricultural practices. Twelve cropping system and fertilization treatments were designed in a 28-year experiment. The cropping systems included long-term fallow, continuous winter wheat cropping, pea(1 year)-winter wheat(2 years)-millet(1 year) rotation(crop-legume rotation) cropping, and continuous alfalfa cropping. The fertilizer treatments under the cropping systems included no-fertilizer control(CK), application of P fertilizer(P), application of N and P fertilizers(NP), and application of N and P fertilizers and manure(NPM), but the NP treatment was excluded in the continuous alfalfa cropping system. Available Mn and Mn fractions of soil samples(0–20 and 20–40 cm depths) were measured and further analyzed quantitatively using path analyses. Results showed that the crop-legume rotation and continuous alfalfa cropping systems significantly increased available Mn compared with the fallow soil. Compared with the no-fertilizer control, manure application increased available Mn in soil of the continuous wheat cropping system. Across all treatments, the averaged content of mineral-, oxide-, carbonateand organic matter-bound and exchangeable Mn accounted for 42.08%, 38.59%, 10.05%, 4.59%, and 0.09% of the total Mn in soil,respectively. Cropping significantly increased exchangeable Mn in soil and the highest increase was 185.7% in the continuous wheat cropping system at 0–20 cm depth, compared with the fallow soil. Fertilization generally increased exchangeable and carbonate-bound Mn in soil. Carbonate-bound Mn was the main and direct source of available Mn in soil, followed by exchangeable and organic matterbound Mn. These results indicated that crop-legume rotation cropping, continuous alfalfa cropping and application of manure, have the potential to promote Mn availability in soils of rainfed farmlands.     

Dynamics of Soil Moisture and Salt Content After Infiltration of Saline Ice Meltwater in Saline-Sodic Soil Columns

Saline ice meltwater can be used for irrigation and leaching of salts in salt-affected soil regions.A laboratory experiment was conducted using soil columns to investigate the redistribution of soil moisture, salt and sodium adsorption ratio(SAR) in saline-sodic soil under the infiltration of saline ice meltwater.Soils were treated using saline water of three irrigation volumes(1 600, 2 400 and 3 200 mL) at four salinity levels.These four salinity levels included salt free(0 g L~(-1)), low salinity level(1.4 g L~(-1)), moderate salinity level(2.7 g L~(-1)) and high salinity level(4.1 g L~(-1)).The prepared saline water was frozen into ice, and then the ice was put on the surface of soil columns.After 96 h, the infiltration rate and soil moisture content of saline ice treatments were greater than those of salt-free ice treatments, increasing with the increase of ice salinity.Infiltration of saline ice meltwater increased soil moisture content in the upper layers for all treatments.Both salt contents and SAR values in the upper soil layers decreased in all saline ice treatments and were lower than those in salt-free ice treatment.However, this trend was reversed in the deeper(below 20 cm) soil layers.The highest desalting rate and lowest SAR were observed in high-salinity treatment under three irrigation volumes in the 0–15 cm soil layer,especially under irrigation volume of 2 400 mL.These results indicate that saline ice(0–20 cm) meltwater irrigation is beneficial to saline-sodic soil reclamation, and the best improvement effect would be achieved when using high-salinity ice under optimal irrigation volume.     

长期施肥对土壤中硒的累积及其生物有效性的影响

Continuous applications of organic and inorganic fertilizers can affect soil and food quality with respect to selenium(Se) concentrations.A long-term(over 20 years) experimental field study,started in 1989,was conducted to investigate the changes in soil Se fractions and its uptake by crops,as affected by different fertilizer practices,in the North China Plain with an annual crop rotation of winter wheat and summer maize.The long-term experiment was arranged in a complete randomized block design consisting of 4replications with 7 fertilizer treatments:1) organic compost(OC),2) half organic compost plus half N-P-K chemical fertilizers(OC+ NPK),3) N-P-K fertilizers(NPK),4) N-P fertilizers(NP),5) P-K fertilizers(PK),6) N-K fertilizers(NK),and 7) an un-amended control.Soil samples from the surface(20 cm) were collected in 1989,1994,1999,2004 and 2009 to characterize Se and other soil properties.In 2009,the average soil Se concentrations in the treatments(149 ± 8 μg kg~(-1)) were higher than those in the soil samples collected in 1989 at the beginning of the experiment(112 ± 4 μg kg~(-1)),and decreased in the order of OC OC + NPK NPK≈NP PK ≈NK control.Sequential extraction showed the oxidizable fraction(50.06%± 3.94%) was the dominant form of Se in the soil,followed by the residual fraction(24.12%± 2.89%),exchangeable fraction(15.09%± 4.34%) and Fe-Mn oxides fraction(10.73%± 4.04%).With an increase of soil K,the exchangeable Se concentrations in the soil increased.The Se concentrations in the soil tillage layer(0-20 cm) were mainly related to soil organic carbon(SOC),although different contributions came from atmospheric deposition,irrigation and fertilizers.With the accumulation of SOC,the uptakes of soil Se by two crops were inhibited.For the OC and OC + NPK treatments,Se concentrations in wheat grains were lower than the critical standard of Se in stable food(100 μg kg~(-1)).Additionally,Se concentrations in grains were also decreased by the deficiencies of major soil nutrients,especially P.     

Application of Ground Phosphate Rock to Dimmish the Effects of Simulated Acid Rain on Soil Properties

The effects of simulated acid rain retained in soil on the properties of acid soil and its diminishing by application of ground phosphate rock were investigated by using the sorption method.Results show as follows:(1)For yellow brown soil,the effect of simulated acid rain on the properties of soil with a pH value of 5.9 was relatively small,except a great quantity of acid rain deposited on it.(2) for red soil,the effect of simulated acid rain on the properties of soil was significant.With the increase of the amount of acid deposition,the pH value of soil was declined,but the contents of exchangeable H^ ,Al^3 and Mn^2 and the amount of SO4^1- retention were increased.(3) Many properties of acid soils could be improved by applying ground phosphate rock.For example,pH value of soils and the amounts of available P and exchangeable Ca^2 and Mg^2 were increased,and the amounts of exchangeable H^ and Al^3 and SO4^2- retained was reduced.The application of ground posphate rock could effctively diminish the pollution of acid rain to soil.     

DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF DOLOMITE,KIESERITE OR A MIXTURE OF CaCO3 AND KIESERITE THROUGH THE UPPER LAYERS OF AN ACID FOREST SOIL

Liming and fertilization are important tools for improving the chemical status of acid, base poor forest soils. The downward movement of dolomite, kieserite and a mixture of CaCO₃ and kieserite was investigated by monitoring the leachates and exchangeable cation composition from single and combined horizon columns, reconstructed from an acid brown forest soil profile (0–15 cm). Upon entering the soil, Mg ions from kieserite displaced base cations and acidity (H and Al ions) from exchange sites, which subsequently moved down with the mobile SO₄ ^2- anions. Total leaching during the initial SO₄ ^2- pulse was similar with the CaCO₃ + kieserite mixture. Compared to the single kieserite treatment, the joint application of CaCO₃ greatly increased the proportion of Ca in the leachates from all horizons. It also decreased the leaching of acidity from the surface Oe horizon and prevented pH from dropping under this layer. With both treatments, the redistribution of magnesium with SO₄ ^2- anions resulted in a rapid increase in exchangeable Mg contents throughout the studied columns. Due to the important charge increase in the Oe horizon and to kinetic restraints imposed on dissolution, downward movement of Ca and Mg ions from dolomite was very limited. Mg was however much more mobile than Ca. In the CaCO₃ + kieserite and dolomite treatments, the migration of alkalinity and base cations with time was associated with a decrease in exchangeable acidity and an increase in ECEC in the two upper soil layers. By the end of the monitoring period, overall net Mg retention in the 0–15 cm columns increased in the order kieserite < CaCO₃ + kieserite << dolomite with respectively 20, 35 and 85% of cumulated inputs remaining in the columns. The corresponding net Ca retention amounted to 82 and 96% of cumulated inputs for the CaCO₃ + kieserite and dolomite treatments, respectively. Results from this study complement those obtained in the field by clearly demonstrating the mechanisms involved in the downward movement of some fertilizers commonly used to increase the base saturation of acid forest soils.     

浙江中部红壤施用石灰对土壤交换性钙、镁及土壤酸度的影响

为了确定红壤施用石灰后钙、镁移动和土壤酸化速率,监测了耕层（10～20ｃｍ）和底土（20～60ｃｍ）的ｐＨ和交换性Ca2+、Mg2+、Al2+的长期变化。结果表明,耕层交换性Ca2+在施用石灰后的一年半时间达到最高值,此后随着时间的推移而急剧减少;而底土的交换性Ca2+随石灰用量的增加和施用石灰后时间的推移而增加。镁在土壤剖面中的移动比钙快;施用石灰后耕层和底土酸度的降低与交换性Ca2+的增加基本同步。在本试验条件下,不论施用石灰与否都存在着复酸化过程,但施用石灰后复酸化作用更强。     

减氮配施有机物质对土壤氮素淋失的调控作用

采用室内土柱模拟试验方法,研究不同氮肥施用下1m土体中氮素的分布和移动特征,揭示土壤氮素动态变化规律。结果表明:FN(农民习惯施无机氮用量)、RN(根据土壤养分供应和作物需求确定的推荐无机氮用量)显著增加了土壤上层NH_4^+-N和NO_3^--N向下层淋失。RN+HA(与推荐无机氮纯养分相等的锌腐酸尿素)和RN40%+OMB(推荐无机氮肥减60%基础上配施自制有机调理物质)可延长上层土壤NH_4^+-N峰值出现时间,降低下层NH_4^+-N。淋溶结束后,等氮量下增施HA较RN降低60cm以下NH_4^+-N残留29.7%～54.2%;降低60—80cm NO_3^--N累积17.4%。RN40%+OMB处理无机氮肥用量最小,0—20cm的NH_4^+-N最高,40—100cm稳定在2.0mg/kg左右;0—20,20—40cm土层NO_3^--N较RN+HA增加12.3%和2.0%,显著降低40cm以下NO_3^--N残留。RN+HA和RN40%+OMB较RN的土壤总无机氮残留分别减少7.4%和20.2%,降低表观淋失率。因此,RN40%+OMB可较好地抑制氮素下移,降低氮素淋失风险,为减少氮素淋失、明确合理氮肥施用方式提供科学依据。     

Downward Movement of Soil Cations in Highly Weathered Soils Caused by Addition of Gypsum

Abstract

Besides supplying calcium (Ca) and sulfur (S) to plants, gypsum has recently been used in agriculture to ameliorate some soil physical and chemical properties, especially to alleviate aluminum phytotoxicity in subsoils. When applied in large quantities, however, gypsum may leach significant amounts of nutrients from the plow layer. This study was conducted to assess the effect of gypsum addition to the soil on the magnitude of cation leaching as well as the relationship of leaching with some soil properties in a group of seven Brazilian soils. Rates of gypsum equivalents to 0, 5.0, 10, and 20 t ha^?1 (0, 2.5, 5.0, and 10 g kg^?1) were mixed with triplicate soil samples consisting of 3.0 kg of dry base soil. After 60 days of incubation at room temperature (15–25°C), the experimental units were packed into polyvinyl chloride leaching columns (32‐cm‐high×10 -cm-diameter) at a density of 0.9 g cm^?3. Thereafter, they were percolated once a week with a volume of distilled water equivalent to 1.5 times the total soil porosity over 11 weeks. Soil samples were collected before the first and after the last percolation, for chemical analysis. Averaged across soils, 11 percolation events leached about 26% of each Ca, magnesium (Mg), and potassium (K) from the treatment without gypsum. Averaged across soils and rates, addition of gypsum leached 41–94% of added Ca, 13–90% of exchangeable Mg, and 13–58% of exchangeable K, and the highest losses occurred on the sandiest soils. The relationship between soil parameters and Ca leaching varied with gypsum rate: in the treatments that received gypsum, leaching was negatively related to cation exchange capacity (CEC), clay, and organic matter, and positively correlated with sand; in the treatment with no gypsum, leaching correlated with the same parameters above, nevertheless, all coefficients presented opposite signs. Leaching of K caused by gypsum was negatively associated with clay and positively with sand, whereas leaching of Mg was poorly correlated with any soil parameter. Gypsum is a good source to promote high and fast downward movement of Ca in the soil profile, but rates must be cautiously chosen because of excessive leaching of Mg especially on soils with low CEC.     

CaCO_3对Cd和几种营养元素在红壤-黄豆系统中的调控作用

利用盆栽试验,通过研究CaCO3施用对Cd在红壤-黄豆系统中的迁移与分配和对几种营养元素在土壤以及黄豆叶片中含量变化的影响,探讨了CaCO3对Cd和几种营养元素在红壤-黄豆系统中的调控作用。结果表明,CaCO3施用能提高土壤pH值和交换态Ca含量,显著降低土壤交换态Cd含量,有效抑制黄豆植株对Cd的吸收和转运,从而达到修复土壤Cd污染的目的。同时,随着CaCO3施用量的增加,土壤交换态K,Mg,Zn,Mn等营养元素含量下降,黄豆叶片中这些元素含量也同时降低。CaCO3施用虽然能够降低土壤Cd的活性,有效抑制土壤Cd向植物地上部分迁移,显著降低黄豆各器官的Cd含量,但是黄豆叶片中营养元素含量下降的现象应该引起人们的注意。     

长期施肥与地膜覆盖对棕壤交换性钙、镁的影响

本文以沈阳农业大学棕壤长期定位试验站（始于1987年）玉米连作试验为研究对象,探讨了施肥与地膜覆盖对棕壤中交换性钙、镁含量的影响,以及交换性钙、镁和pH之间的相关性。研究结果表明:试验地040 cm土壤交换性钙含量在1.34～2.52 g/kg之间,交换性镁含量在0.30～0.66 g/kg之间,目前都比较丰富,作物基本不会出现缺钙缺镁症状。经过24年的不同施肥处理,施有机肥土壤表层（020 cm）交换性钙和交换性镁含量呈明显增加趋势,施用化肥土壤表层交换性钙和交换性镁含量呈明显下降趋势。无论不覆膜还是覆膜,单施化肥底层（2040 cm）土壤交换性钙和交换性镁含量大于表层;施用有机肥土壤交换性钙含量在两个层次差异不明显,交换性镁含量土壤表层大于底层。覆膜与不覆膜相比,单施化肥土壤覆膜后表层土壤交换性钙和交换性镁含量增加,底层含量降低,而有机肥处理表现的不明显。土壤表层交换性钙和交换性镁与pH之间都有极显著的正相关关系。     

Contaminant Mobility in Soils Amended with Fly Ash and Flue-Gas Gypsum: Intact Soil Cores and Repacked Columns

The impact of the land application of coal combustion by-products, fly ash (FA) and flue-gas desulfurization gypsum(FDG), to coarse-textured soils of the southeastern U.S.A. wasinvestigated using batch and dynamic column techniques. Two FAsamples, one an alkaline FA (Alk-FA) and the other an acidic FA(Acid-FA), were evaluated alone and in combination with FDG assoil amendments to an Appling loamy sand (Typic Hapludults). Theeffects of these waste products on clay dispersion, soilhydraulic conductivity (K_sat) and the migration ofcontaminants such as Arsenic (As) and Boron (B) were studiedusing intact soil cores and repacked soil columns. FA or combinationsof FA + FDG were applied to the surface of intact soil cores (10 Mg ha^-1) and repacked soil columns or incorporated withinrepacked soil columns. The columns were saturated and thenleached for a prescribed number of pore volumes to simulateleaching conditions in the field. Effluent pH, electricalconductivity (EC), and turbidity were monitored and leachatefractions were collected for B, As, Ca, Mg, K and Na analysis.Both FA materials were ineffective at decreasing the inherentdispersibility of clay from the A_p horizon in batch tests.In fact, high application rates of the Alk-FA induced some claydispersion in the well-flocculated B_t soil materials, andcolumn results suggest that incorporating the Alk-FA within thesurface soil may actually reduce K_sat. In contrast,treatments with FDG were highly effective at inducing rapid clayflocculation in batch tests and eliminating effluent turbidityfor intact and repacked soil columns. Boron was readily mobilefrom both intact and repacked soil columns, a majority of whichleached from the columns within the first three pore volumes.Boron leaching was greater for combined treatments (FA + FDG),possibly indicative of enhanced solubilization in the presenceof FDG or sulfate (SO₄ ^2-) competition for sorptionsites. Arsenic levels present in the leachates from FA and FDGcolumns were generally lower than control columns and roughlycorrelated with effluent turbidity. Combined treatments (FA +FDG) enhanced Mg and K leaching due to the added competition ofCa for cation exchange sites. Following leaching, the intactsoil cores were sectioned at 5 cm intervals and the pH and EC ofthe soil, as well as the vertical distribution of As and B, weredetermined. Levels of residual As were only slightly higher in the upper section of the FA-amended columns, showing little downward movement, but no clear trend in residual B was observed due to its greater mobility.