SOLUBILITY AND SORPTION OF CADMIUM IN SOILS AMENDED WITH SEWAGE SLUDGE

The mechanisms governing the retention and release of Cd in two soils, a loam and a loamy sand, pretreated with anaerobically digested sewage sludges or with chemical fertilizers, were studied using batch equilibration in 0.05 m Ca(NO₃)₂ solution containing up to 6 μg Cd/ml. Adsorption rather than precipitation as Cd₃(PO₄)₂ limited solution Cd²⁺ concentration. With the addition of 50 μg Cd/g, however, precipitation as CdCO₃ was likely at pH 7.6. Cadmium adsorption increased with increasing soil pH. The differences in Cd adsorption between different soil treatments were attributed mainly to the soil pH (6.9 to 7.9) induced by sludge application. About 82 to 92 per cent of adsorbed Cd was retained by cation exchange and complexing sites. Soils treated with sludge increased the amount of exchangeable Cd but reduced the amount of complexed Cd compared with the fertilized soil. Cadmium retention by cation exchange became more dominant as the amount of Cd in the soil was increased.     

THE GENESIS OF SOME BASALTIC SOILS IN NEW SOUTH WALES

Field and laboratory investigations of 182 soil samples and their underlying basalts in the Inverell area indicated that not all of the red soils in the area are relicts of Tertiary laterization as was previously thought. The soils on basalt were divided morphologically and mineralogically into shallow (black, brown/ chocolate, and red) and deep (krasnozems and lateritic soils) profiles. The mineralogy of the sand fractions of the shallow soils, which were similar in all respects except colour and location, suggests that they are young soils as the heavy minerals in the sand fractions are dominantly pyroxene, olivine, and the black opaque minerals which weather quite rapidly. The shallow black and brown/chocolate soils occupy whole slopes under grassland vegetation or grassland with trees, while the shallow red soils are restricted to steeper well-drained slopes and crests where trees tended to dominate grass. In similar areas throughout the New England region red soils are found on basalt in areas receiving 75 cm or less average annual rainfall, although previous workers have assumed that red soils develop from basalt at present only in areas receiving more than 140 cm average annual rainfall. The deeper soils, which were characterized by a lower pH, occupied upper or upper and middle slopes. The dominance of the resistant altered opaque minerals in these soils suggests that they are relict soils. The krasnozems showed little horizon differentiation apart from a slight darkening of the upper 8–10 cm. The lateritic soils had marked horizons, with laterite overlying mottled and pallid zones, the whole sequence being deeper than the krasnozems. The lateritic soils contained a high percentage of heavy minerals in the sand fractions in contrast to all the shallow profiles. Only one period of laterization is indicated in the area, although the laterite levels were not always accordant.     

ADSORPTION OF CADMIUM AND ITS EXCHANGE CHARACTERISTICS IN SOME ISRAELI SOILS

Cd adsorption isotherms were measured on five Israeli soils ranging in specific surface area from 65 to 315m²/g. Retention capacity of Cd ranged from 4.7 × 10³ to 10 × 10³μg/g soil (8.4 to 17.9 mequiv/100 g soil) and was correlated with the specific surface area. Almost all the adsorbed Cd was exchangeable with 0.5 M CaCl₂ and the remaining fraction was extractable in 0.5 M HCl. Plots of K_d, the distribution coefficient of Cd between the solid and solution phases, vs. Γ, the surface density of adsorbed Cd, showed that all soils behave similarly, K_d sharply diminishing with Γ. It was suggested, based on comparison with literature data on Cd adsorption on montmorillonite, that below γ s 0. 5 × 10¹⁷ ions/m², specific adsorption mechanisms prevail whereas above it the adsorption is mainly due to electrostatic interactions and ion exchange.     

SOIL CLASSIFICATION IN THE SOIL SURVEY OF ENGLAND AND WALES

The development of soil classification as a basis for soil mapping in England and Wales is briefly reviewed, and a system for future use is described. The things classified are soil profiles, and classes are defined by relatively permanent characteristics that can be observed or measured in the field, or inferred within limits from field examination by comparison with analysed samples. Profile classes are defined at four categorical levels by progressive division, and are termed major groups, groups, subgroups, and soil series respectively. Classes in the three higher categories are defined partly by the composition of the soil material and partly by the presence or absence of particular diagnostic horizons, or evidence of recent alluvial origin, within specified depths. Soil series are distinguished by other characteristics, chiefly lithologic, not differentiating in higher categories. Most of the soil groups, regarded as the principal category above the soil series, are closely paralleled in other European systems, in the U.S.D.A. system (7th Approximation with subsequent amendments), or in both. Compared with the system used hitherto, the main innovations are the use of specific soil properties to define classes at all categorical levels, and the separation at group level of classes based primarily on inherited lithologic characteristics. The soil-profile classification provides a uniform basis for identifying soil map units, considered as classes of delineated soil bodies. When a map unit is identified by the name of a profile class, it is implied that most of the soil in each delineation conforms to that class, and that unconforming inclusions belong to one or more closely related classes or occupy an insignificant proportionate area. Map units identified by land attributes not differentiating in the profile classification are termed phases.     

THE COVARIANCE OF PHOSPHATE SORPTION WITH OTHER SOIL PROPERTIES IN SOME BRITISH AND TROPICAL SOILS

Phosphate sorption capacity estimated by Piper's (1942) ‘anion exchange capacity’ and Bache and Williams's (1971) phosphate sorption index were correlated with soil pH, clay, organic matter, ‘free iron oxides’ and ‘extractable aluminium’ (McLean et al., 1958) for topsoil and subsoil samples from twenty tropical and twenty British acidic soil profiles. These two groups of soils did not differ significantly in phosphate sorption. Extractable aluminium and free iron oxide were well correlated with phosphate sorption, free iron oxide being superior to aluminium in freely drained British soils but not in poorly drained ones. Organic matter content correlated well with phosphate sorption for the poorly drained British soils, and for the tropical soils when sorption capacitywas measured using a high phosphate concentration.     

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     

ADSORPTION, DESORPTION AND SOLUBILITY RELATIONSHIPS OF LEAD AND CADMIUM IN SOME ALKALINE SOILS

In some alkaline soils of Punjab (India) the adsorption, desorption and solubility relationships of lead and cadmium were investigated and the results analysed by the Langmuir equation. Both the metals are retained in soils by adsorption on mineral interfaces and interaction with organic matter and calcium carbonate. At high concentrations, these probably precipitate as hydroxides. Sequential desorption of Pb and Cd with 1 MKCI and 0.05 MCu(CH₃COO)₂ provided a measure of their exchangeable and chelated form.     

我国南方一些土壤的钾素状况及其含钾矿物

本文研究了我国南方一些土壤的钾素状况及其含钾矿物。结果表明，土壤含钾矿物的含量和种类因成土母质和土壤发育程度而异。花岗岩发育土壤的含钾矿物随粒烃增大而增加（＞５０μ除外），沉积岩发育的土壤情况相反。土壤的非交换性钾与云母类矿物含量呈较好的相关性（ｒ＝０．６６９＾＊），交换性钾与土壤ＣＥＣ呈极显著正相关（ｒ＝０．８０８＾＊＊）。不同粒级对土壤全钾量贡献不一，花岗岩发育土壤的全钾量主要集中于１０－５０     

MOLYBDENUM IN THE LOWER LIAS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN RELATION TO THE INCIDENCE OF TEART

An explanation is offered for the fact that the toxic levels of molybdenum occurring in the Lower Lias soils of Somerset have not been found in soils of Glamorgan, apparently derived from the same zones of the Lower Lias. This is attributable to the parent rock being free of the abnormally high levels of molybdenum found in Somerset, which in turn probably results from the Glamorgan Lias having been laid down close to the contemporary coastline.
Soils high in molybdenum are to be expected in the Vale of Marshwood (Dorset), but owing to the topography of this district they probably occur in such small pockets as to cause no serious trouble.     

pH对土壤吸持磷酸根的影响及其原因

本文选择了浙江、江苏15个性质变化范围较大的土壤样品,研究在两种支持电解质、不同pH条件下对磷酸根的吸持反应。结果表明,加碱提高强酸性土壤的pH值,导致交换性铝的水解和羟基铝聚合物的生成,增加对磷的吸持。磷酸根同酸性土壤的反应,可促进交换性铝的水解,释放出H⁺,降低体系的pH。在CaCl₂介质中,当pH>6时,可能有磷酸钙类盐形成,使溶液中磷浓度显著降低。有机质对土壤吸持磷有重要影响。在低pH下有机质通过与Al³⁺形成络合物,阻碍溶液中A1³⁺的水解,并与磷酸根竞争羟基铝化合物表面的反应点位,从而降低酸性土壤对磷酸根的吸附量。     

黄土性土壤对磷的吸附与解吸

本文报道了黄土性土壤及作为对照的中性水稻土和酸性红壤对磷的吸附与解吸特性。实测吸附曲线与简单Langmuir等温吸附方程最为吻合,全部供试样本的相关系数均达到显著水平;而与Temkin方程和Freundlich方程只是部分吻合。与酸性红壤相比,黄土性土壤是一种弱吸磷能力的土壤,评价其吸磷能力的最适参数是根据简单Langmuir方程求出的最大吸磷量(q_m),支配q_m的土壤性质主要是游离氧的铁含量,其次是粘粒和CaCO₃的含量。黄土性土壤对吸附磷的解吸能力很强,其等温解吸曲线也是可以分成三个区域,代表各种不同能级的吸附磷被解吸的过程。     

DETERMINATION OF THE CONTENTS OF CLAY-SIZED PARTICLES IN SOILS

Edwards and Bremner's (1967) technique of dispersing soils by Bonification to form stable suspensions for particle-size analysis without the addition of dispersant has been tested on a range of soils and a chalk. Carbonate soils or acid soils, containing a suite of minerals which normally form flocculated suspensions in water, yielded stable suspensions in water if the soil organic matter content was sufficiently high. With similar soils, low in organic matter, dispersant had to be added to stop partial flocculation of the test suspensions. Any gypsum present in soils has to be removed to prevent flocculation. For soils very strongly aggregated by organic matter, all the < 2 μm particles present can be released only by sonic vibration in dispersant rather than water. On four soils studied in detail, the maximum amounts of < 2 μm particles obtained by sonic vibration, vigorous shaking, and the I.S.S.S. method have been compared. On three of the four soils, the values were in close agreement.     

A COMPARISON OF FIELD ESTIMATES AND LABORATORY ANALYSES OF THE SILT AND CLAY CONTENTS OF SOME WEST MIDLAND SOILS

Field estimates of silt and clay contents were compared statistically with the silt (2-60 μm) and clay (<2 μm) contents determined by the pipette method of 184 soil horizons from a large range of west Midland soils (clay contents 1–81 per cent and silt contents 3–71 per cent). Regression equations were calculated (a) for each of four surveyors using combined topsoil and subsoil data and (b) for surface and subsoils separately using combined data for the four surveyors. There is slight evidence of ‘operator bias’ and a tendency for all four surveyors to underestimate clay in surface horizons though these conclusions have limited significance because of the small number and the distribution of some of the sample populations. Single equations for the combined data from all operators and all horizons explained 75.5 per cent of the variation in field estimates of silt content and 85.4 per cent of the variation of clay estimates. For silt, the regression line almost passes through the origin with a slope not significantly different from unity, whilst for clay, the line intercepts the y-axis close to zero and has a slope of 0.904. The results show that, with experience and adequate reference samples, surveyors can confidently estimate the particle-size distribution of a wide range of soils. These studies were done during soil mapping in Staffordshire, Hereford and Worcester, and Salop using the newly introduced soil classification (Avery, 1973) and revised Handbook (Hodgson, 1974) of the Soil Survey of England and Wales.     

贵州省土壤含硒量及其分布

贵州省土壤全硒含量的范围为０．０６４－１．３２６ｍｇ／ｋｇ，平均值０．３６９ｍｇ／ｋｇ。全境土壤含硒有由北向东南和随地势下降而逐步增加的趋势。全省可划分为：１．低硒区２．中低硒区３．中硒区４．中高硒区。贵州多数地区土壤属中等含硒水平，少数土壤富硒，同时还有少量缺硒土壤分布。     

THE EFFICIENCY OF AGGREGATION INDICES IN THE COMPARISON OF SOME ENGLISH AND CANADIAN SOILS

The efficiency of indices of aggregation was tested by assessing the accuracy with which they reflected observed differences between selected samples from a variety of Albertan and Derbyshire soils. The most efficient indices were shown to be the percentage-weight of water-stable aggregates > 3 mm, > 2 mm, > 1 mm, > 0.5 mm, the coefficient of aggregation, and the mean-weight diameter. Indices also showed highly significant variations in aggregation between fourteen soil groups, ranging from humus-iron podzol to brown solodized-solonetz. The Derbyshire soils showed significantly higher aggregate stability than those from Alberta. These differences may be the result of variations in clay mineral type, sodium content and climatic factors.