Total soil lead (Pb) content along with the sorption capacity of Pb in soils are important parameters for risk assessment studies of Pb in the environment. This experiment used A-horizon samples of 17 Oxisols from all Brazilian regions to evaluate their total Pb content as well as their Pb maximum adsorption capacities (PbMAC). The total soil Pb content varied from 6.14 to 30.55 mg kg-1, averaging 18.00 mg kg-1. The highest total soil Pb contents were found for soils of the southern and southeastern regions, […]

The objective of this work was to study the spectral reflectance of a Brown Latosol (Haplohumox) and “Terra Bruna Estruturada” (Tropohumult) developed from volcanic acid rocks which occur in the center-south region of Paraná, Brazil. These soil samples were collected at depths of 0-20 and 40-60 cm. The characterization, discrimination and estimation of the soil attributes were studied by their reflected energy determined at the wavelength interval of 400 to 2.500 nm using an IRIS laboratory spectroradiometer. It was possible […]