Sulfate Retention by an Acid BE Horizon of an Ultisol1
Sulfate Retention by an Acid BE Horizon of an Ultisol1
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DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1985.03615995004900050025x
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发表时间:
1985-09
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2.9
通讯作者:
N. Hue;F. Adams;C. Evans
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作者:
N. Hue;F. Adams;C. Evans
Many apparently conflicting reports on sulfate (SO3~) retention by soils suggest that a single, inclusive mechanism may not be adequate in explaining SO3~-soil reactions and that additional experimentation is needed for different soils. An acid Benndale (Typic Paleudults) BE horizon, predominantly kaolinite and gibbsite in the clay fraction, was initially treated with either five lime rates or five gypsum rates. After 14-d of incubation at field capacity, previously limed soils were amended with gypsum, and previously gypsumtreated soils were limed. All samples were again incubated moist for 14 d, after which soil solutions were displaced and their chemical compositions determined. The sequence of Ca(OH)2 and CaSO4 additions did not affect SO 5.6) electrolyte adsorption was dominant. This was further supported by the decrease in the ratio of OH~ gain to SOI' retention as soil pH increased. Sulfate retention was also accompanied by an increase in total exchangeable cations. Cation increases, however, varied with pH and SOJ~ rates. The combined increases in OH and exchangeable cations, particularly at low pH and high SO3~ rates, are inexplicable with current SOJ'-soil reaction models. Additional Index Words: electrolyte adsorption, specific anion adsorption, precipitation, multiple mechanisms, soil solution, exchangeable cations. Hue, N.V., F. Adams, and C.E. Evans. 1985. Sulfate retention by an acid BE horizon of an Ultisol. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 49:11961200. S RETENTION by acid soils has been shown to increase as (i) pH decreases (Elkins and Ensminger, 1971; Kojentajer et al., 1983), (ii) solution SO4~ increases (Kamprath et al., 1956; Couto et al., 1 Contribution from the Dep. of Agronomy and Soils, Alabama Agric. Exp. Stn., Auburn Univ., AL 36849. Published with the approval of the Director of the Alabama Agric. Exp. Stn. as Journal Series no. 3-84721. Received 20 Nov. 1984. Approved 28 Jan. 1985. 2 Research Associate, and Professors, respectively. 1979), (iii) kaolinite, Fe oxide, or Al oxide increases (Chao et al., 1964; Harward and Reisenauer, 1966; Aylmore et al., 1967), and (iv) organic matter decreases (Couto et al., 1979). Johnson and Todd (1983), however, recently reported that acid (<pH 5) horizons of forest soils exhibited either weak or no correlation between SO4~ retention and soil pH, clay content, or extractable Al fraction. They also found a strong negative correlation between SO4~ retention and organic matter content. Their results suggest that such surface adsorption models as the positively charged Fe and Al oxides (Parfitt and Smart, 1978; Rajan, 1978) may be too rigid to explain fully SOI" retention by soils. A recent leaching study of an Oxisol by Pavan et al. (1984) found CaSO4 additions altered neither soil pH nor CEC, an observation that contradicts most adsorption models. They also reported that CaSO4 additions caused a decrease in exchangeable Al (unchanged pH), which suggests that Al was either transformed to a less soluble mineral or leached out of the column in the presence of CaSO4. In a review of A12O3SO4-H2O systems, Nordstrom (1982) presents a strong argument for SO4~ retention via precipitation reactions in the presence of Al at low soil pH, a suggestion first made by Adams and Rawajfih (1977). Most reports on SO4~ retention by soils have not considered multiple mechanisms, although Rajan (1978) separated SO4~ in the diffuse double layer from that which was believed to form covalent bonds with solid-phase A12O3, and Johnson and Todd (1983) separated SO4~ into water-extractable and phosphate-extractable fractions. It seems clear that SO4~ retention by natural soils cannot be explained by a single, inclusive mechanism and that additional experimentation is needed for different soils. The first objective of this study was to determine SO4~ retention as a function of pH and SO4~ rate for soil material from a BE horizon of an Ultisol. A second objective was to determine if the gypsum-lime addition sequence would affect SO4~ retention. Whereas SO4~ retention has HUE ET AL.: SULFATE RETENTION BY AN ACID BE HORIZON OF AN ULTISOL 1197 < Table 1. Sulfate retention and hydroxyl gain as a function of lime and CaSO< addition. 0 2 . 4 6 8 10 12 Added tonic strength x10 Fig. 1. Soil pH decrease of a Benndale BE horizon as a function of added ionic strength from CaClj solutions. Initial pHs of Lg, LI, Lj, L3, and L4 curves were 4.55, 4.71, 5.18, 5.70, and 6.35, respectively; ApH applies to each curve separately. generally been measured in suspensions, this study equilibrated treated soil at approximately field-capacity moisture content. MATERIALS AND METHODS