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1. Comparison for plant uptake of phenanthrene and pyrene from soil and water

Author:
Gao, Y.; Ling, W.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 387-394
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
soil pollution; water pollution; soil solution; pyrene (hydrocarbon); phenanthrene; uptake mechanisms; Lolium multiflorum; bioaccumulation; roots; shoots; prediction; mathematical models; equations
Abstract:
... In this study, we evaluated (1) the plant uptake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from soil and water and (2) the applicability of the partition-limited model on the prediction of plant concentrations with respect to PAH contents in soils and other associated parameters. To accomplish these goals, the plant uptake of PAHs from culture solution and soils were extensively experimented. A s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0081-x

2. Degradability of atrazine, cyanazine, and dicamba in methanogenic enrichment culture microcosms using sediment from the Pearl River of Southern China

Author:
Lin, C.; Gu, J.G.; Qiao, C.; Duan, S.; Gu, J.D.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 395-401
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
soil pollution; herbicides; biodegradation; methanogens; soil inoculation; rivers; sediments; temperature; enrichment culture; China
Abstract:
... Degradation of three herbicides, atrazine, cyanazine and dicamba, was assessed in laboratory microcosms incubated under simulated methanogenic conditions using sediment from Pearl River of Southern China as an inoculum. Atrazine was much more resistant to degradation than cyanazine and dicamba over 300 days of incubation. Biodegradation of cyanazine and dicamba was further substantiated by establi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0082-9

3. Dissolved organic matter enhances the sorption of atrazine by soil

Author:
Ling, W.; Xu, J.; Gao, Y.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 418-425
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
atrazine; soil pollution; sorption isotherms; dissolved organic matter; mathematical models; soil texture; China
Abstract:
... The influence of dissolved organic matter (DOM) on the sorption of atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopylamino-1,3,5-triazine) by ten soils was investigated. Batch sorption isotherm techniques were used to evaluate the important physiochemical properties of soil determining the sorption of atrazine in the presence of DOM. The sorption of atrazine as a representative of nonionic organic contamina ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0085-6

4. Distribution of applied cadmium in different size fractions of soils after incubation

Author:
Onyatta, J.O.; Huang, P.M.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 432-436
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
tropical soils; soil pollution; cadmium; heavy metals; sorption; particle size distribution; chemical speciation; ammonium phosphates; clay fraction; silt fraction; sand fraction; soil texture; Kenya
Abstract:
... The size fraction of soils is one of the important factors that influence the retention of heavy metals. The sorptive properties of soils for heavy metals are principally associated with clay and silt-size fractions. Phosphate fertilizers that are applied to highly weathered tropical soils contain a wide concentration range of cadmium (Cd) as an impurity. Tropical soils contain kaolinite and oxide ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0087-4

5. Effect of continuous compost application on humus composition and nitrogen fertility of soils in a field subjected to double cropping

Author:
Shindo, H.; Hirahara, O.; Yoshida, M.; Yamamoto, A.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 437-442
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
composts; composting; application rate; nitrogen fertilizers; phosphorus fertilizers; potassium fertilizers; soil organic matter; nitrogen; nutrient availability; soil nutrients; soil fertility; double cropping; rice; barley; humification; adsorption; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Japan
Abstract:
... We investigated the effect of continuous compost application on humus composition and N fertility of soils in a field subjected to double cropping (paddy rice and barley) for 25 years. Soil samples were collected from three different plots: (a) No-NF, fertilizer containing P and K but no N; (b) F, fertilizer containing N, P, and K; and (c) F+C, fertilizer plus compost. The amounts of total humus, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0088-3

6. Effect of iron oxides and carboxylic acids on photochemical degradation of bisphenol A

Author:
Li, F.B.; Chen, J.J.; Liu, C.S.; Dong, J.; Liu, T.X.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 409-417
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
soil pollution; phenolic compounds; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; pollutants; photolysis; carboxylic acids; iron oxides; light; temperature; ultraviolet radiation; crystal structure; reaction kinetics
Abstract:
... γ-FeOOH was initially prepared by hydrothermal process and then sintered at 280°C, 310°C, and 420°C, and four kinds of iron oxides were obtained and named as lepidocrocite, IO-280, IO-310, and IO-420. They were characterized by XRD, SEM, and BET techniques to disclose the crystal composition, morphology, and surface area. The XRD results show that IO-280 and IO-310 should consist of maghemite and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0084-7

7. Effects of phthalic and salicylic acids on Cu(II) adsorption by variable charge soils

Author:
Xu, R.; Xiao, S.; Xie, D.; Ji, G.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 443-449
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
phthalic acid; salicylic acids; soil pollution; copper; adsorption; desorption; sorption isotherms; Ultisols; Oxisols; soil chemical properties; cation exchange capacity; soil pH; China
Abstract:
... In the present study, the effect of two substituted benzoic acids on Cu(II) adsorption onto two variable charge soils was investigated, with the emphasis on the adsorption and desorption equilibrium of Cu(II). Results showed that the presence of organic acids induced an increase in Cu(II) adsorption onto the two soils. The extent of the effect was related to the initial concentrations of Cu(II) an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0089-2

8. Impacts of soybean growth on Cu speciation and distribution in two rhizosphere soils

Author:
Yu, Y.; Zhou, Q.X.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 450-456
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
Mollisols; Alfisols; soil pollution; rhizosphere; copper; heavy metals; chemical speciation; Glycine max; soybeans; root growth; absorption; bioaccumulation; China
Abstract:
... The effects of soybean growth on Cu speciation and distribution in two artificially Cu-contaminated soils (phaiozem, a Mollisol, and burozem, an Alfisol) were investigated using a rhizobox culture system followed by the sequential chemical extraction technique. The rhizosphere soils in the rhizobox were separated with nylon cloth into 11 sections: a central zone (4 mm in width) and ten side rhizos ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0090-9

9. Methodological approach to assess the effect of soil ageing on selenium behaviour: first results concerning mobility and solid fractionation of selenium

Author:
Coppin, F.; Chabroullet, C.; Martin-Garin, A.; Balesdent, J.; Gaudet, J.P.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 379-386
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
soil pollution; silt loam soils; clay loam soils; selenium; age of soil; soil biological properties; soil chemical properties; soil physical properties; soil organic matter; volatilization; mineralization; biotransformation; fractionation; carbon; soil nutrient dynamics; sorption; immobilization in soil; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... The aim of the study presented here is to determine the impact of short- and medium-term transformations (0-3 years) of the soil organic matter (SOM) on the major processes and parameters that enable or inhibit selenite, Se(+IV), transfers between the soil components (solid, liquid or gaseous). Three types of soil of similar mineralogical origin but containing diverse quantities and qualities of S ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0080-y

10. Phenanthrene sorption by compost humic acids

Author:
Mashayekhi, H.; Veneman, P.; Xing, B.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 426-431
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
soil pollution; phenanthrene; humic acids; composts; soil organic matter; sorption isotherms; pyrene (hydrocarbon); nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Abstract:
... Nonlinear isotherms were observed for sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to humic materials, but the exact sorption mechanism is not clearly understood. This study aimed to investigate the sorption of PAHs by compost humic materials. Humic acids (HAs) were progressively extracted from two compost samples by a 0.1-M sodium pyrophosphate solution. Sorption of phenanthrene by the ext ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0086-5

11. Physiological enhancement of early growth of rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) by production of phytohormone of N2-fixing methylotrophic isolates

Author:
Lee, H.S.; Madhaiyan, M.; Kim, C.W.; Choi, S.J.; Chung, K.Y.; Sa, T.M.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 402-408
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
Oryza sativa; rice; seedling growth; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; Methylobacterium; Enterobacter; Burkholderia; plant hormones; nitrogen fixation; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; seed inoculation
Abstract:
... Three plant-growth promoting, N2-fixing methylotrophic strains isolated from rice cultivars (Oryza sativa L.), viz, Methylobacterium sp. CBMB20, Enterobacter sp. CBMB30, Burkholderia sp. CBMB40, were selected, and their activities in promoting the early growth of rice were studied. Seeds treated with the methylotrophic strains improved seed germination, seedling vigor index (SVI), and biomass of r ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0083-8

12. Sorption of methyl-parathion and carbaryl by an organo-bentonite

Author:
Zeng, Q.R.; Liao, B.H.; Yang, B.; Tang, H.X.; Xue, N.D.
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2006 v.42 no.5 pp. 457-463
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
soil pollution; sediment contamination; water pollution; parathion-methyl; carbaryl; bentonite; sorption; surfactants
Abstract:
... The modification of bentonite clays by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB) surfactant via cation-exchange produces materials (“organo-clays”) with an increased capacity for sorbing organic compounds such as pesticides. The sorption from solutions of two nonionic pesticides, methyl-parathion and carbaryl, by an organo-bentonite has been investigated. The pesticides are partitioned into the surfa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-006-0091-8