This study was carried out to evaluate chemical changes and corn growth in an Albaqualf soil.The tannery wastes used were primary sludge with Cr at the rates of 13.8 and 27.6Mgha-1 corresponding to 250 and 500mgkg-1 of Cr soil, respectively, and the sludge from liming, at the rates of 10.25 and 20.50Mgha-1. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse during 108days.The liming sludge increased pH (4.9 to 5.8), soil Ca (0.5 to 3.2cmolcdm-3) and resulted in corn yields similar to […]

Cadmium may be added to the soils through tire residues, oils, urban waste, sewage sludge and phosphated fertilizers. It is easily absorbed and translocated by plants and can potentially harm human health. The objectives of this work were to study cadmium adsorption in surface and subsurface horizons of two highly weathered soils with different textures: Anionic “Rhodic” Acrudox (RA) and Anionic “Xanthic” Acrudox (XA), representing extreme conditions in the scale of weathering and exhibiting a predominant balance of positive charge […]

A laboratory experiment was carried out to evaluate the hexavalent chromium reduction as affected by organic carbon amendment, Mn2+ and microbial activity. Samples of a Hapludult soil (50 g) were placed in plastic bags (50 g) and incubated during 42 days with lime (2.0 Mg ha-1), Cr6+, cattle manure(organic carbon) and Mn2+ in the doses of 20, 50 and 40 mg kg-1, respectively. Half the samples were sterilized by autoclaving to eliminate biological activity. Cattle manure and Mn sulfate amendment promoted a total soil hexavalent chromium […]

The leaching of nitrates and the metals K, Ca, Mg, Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb and Zn were evaluated in an experiment using biosolids amended soils. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized block design with four treatments: Typic Hapludox with and without biosolids (LA and LA + sludge) and Rhodic Hapludox with and without biosolids (LV and LV + sludge) and four replications. Biosolids were applied to soils every two months in an average rate corresponding to 78 […]

Imazaquin herbicide is an organic molecule presenting ionizable functional groups, with its sorption depending on soil pH and electrical charges. In this research, sorption of imazaquin was evaluated on an Anionic Acrudox at different soil depths and pH values. Radiolabelled (14C) molecules were employed to study imazaquin sorption, which was estimated by the difference between applied concentration and that remaining in solution. The sorption data were fitted to Freundlich equation to determine the sorption coefficient values (Kf), which were, overall, […]

Despite the fact that aluminum toxicity to crops is eliminated near soil water pH of 5.5, lime recommendation in many regions aims to increase soil pH up to 6.0 or even higher. For highly buffered soils, high rates of limestone are required to raise the pH from 5.5 to 6.0, resulting in additional, sometimes unnecessary, costs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of soil pH on corn yield in a very acid Hapludox. The experiment was […]