Effect of Freezing and Thawing on Ammonium Adsorption in Dryland Soil

[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the effect of freezing and thawing on ammonium adsorption in dryland soil. [Method] The lab simulation test was conducted to study the effect of freeze-thaw action on the total adsorbed amount of ammonium （deionized water extract） and strongly-adsorbed amount of ammonium （0.01 mol/L KCl solution extract） in the dryland soil of Sanjiang Plain. [Result] Compared with linear equation, Freundlich equation could better fit the total adsorbed amount of ammonium in dryland soil （R 2 0.99, SE1.69）. The freeze-thaw action almost had no influence on the total adsorbed amount of ammonium. When the initial concentration of NH 4 ＋ increased from 0 to 200 mg/L, the total adsorbed NH 4 ＋ amount increased from -0.52 to 39.0 mg/kg under freeze-thaw treatment （FTT）, while it increased from -0.70 to 38.5 mg/kg under unfreeze-thaw treatment （UFTT）. However, the strongly-adsorbed amount of ammonium presented linear relationship with the concentration of NH 4 ＋ （R 2 0.99, SE0.54）, and the strongly-adsorbed amount of ammonium increased significantly by FTT. When the initial concentration of NH 4 ＋ increased from 0 to 200 mg/L, the strongly adsorbed amount increased linearly from 2.36 to 28.81 mg/kg for FTT and from -4.25 to 25.12 mg/kg for UFTT. The freezethaw action decreases the concentration of NH 4 ＋ in soil solution when the net strongly-adsorbed NH 4 ＋ in soil is zero., therefore, FTT helped to reduce the leaching of ammonium ions in soil. Freeze-thaw action mainly influenced the exchangeable adsorbed NH 4 ＋ in soil. [Conclusion] This study provides theoretical basis for preventing excessive soil nitrogen from entering into water body and controlling water entrophication.

贵州红枫湖现代沉积物氮同位素组成反映的废水输入状况

红枫湖南湖氮主要来源于平坝化肥厂的高氮废水．对贵州红枫湖沉积物柱HF010427的研究显示,沉积物有机氮同位素组成从下向上升高,与平坝化肥厂的工业总产值总体趋势一致．而理论上早期成岩导致相反的结果．因为没有进行污水处理,化肥厂的工业总产值能对应废水的排放状况,说明沉积有机氮同位素组成能记录废水输入状况．该沉积物柱的沉积物吸附态铵氮同位素组成和平坝化肥厂的工业总产值有极为相似的剖面形状,反映附态铵氮同位素组成能较好地再现更详细的废水输入状况．本研究对湖泊废水输入状况的历史调查可能具有重要的参考意义．

Effects of ammonium application rate on uptake of soil adsorbed amino acids by rice

In recent years, excessive use of chemical nitrogen （N） fertilizers has resulted in the accumulation of excess ammonium （NH4＋） in many agricultural soils. Though rice is known as an NH4＋-tolerant species and can directly absorb soil intact amino acids, we still know considerably less about the role of high exogenous NH4＋ content on rice uptake of soil amino acids. This experiment examined the effects of the exogenous NH4＋ concentration on rice uptake of soil adsorbed glycine in two different soils under sterile culture. Our data showed that the sorption capacity of glycine was closely related to soils＇ physical and chemical properties, such as organic matter and cation exchange capacity. Rice biomass was significantly inhibited by the exogenous NH4＋ content at different glycine adsorption concentrations. A three-way analysis of variance demonstrated that rice glycine uptake and glycine nutritional contribution were not related to its sorption capacity, but significantly related to its glycine：NH4＋ concentration ratio. After 21-d sterile cultivation, the rice uptake of adsorbed glycine accounted for 8.8%-22.6% of rice total N uptake, which indicates that soil adsorbed amino acids theoretically can serve as an important N source for plant growth in spite of a high NH4＋ application rate. However, further studies are needed to investigate the extent to which this bioavailability is realized in the field using the 13C, 15N double labeling technology.

Kinetic Adsorption of Ammonium Nitrogen by Substrate Materials for Constructed Wetlands

Constructed wetlands （CWs） are engineered systems that utilize natural systems including wetland vegetations, soils, and their associated microbial assemblages to assist in treating wastewater. The kinetic adsorption of ammonium nitrogen （NH＋-N） by CW substrate materials such as blast furnace slag （BFS）, zeolite, ceramsite, vermiculite, gravel, paddy soil, red soil, and turf, was investigated using batch experiments and kinetic adsorption isotherms. Both Freundlich and Lang- muir isotherms could adequately predict the NH＋-N adsorption process. The maximum adsorption capacities of NH＋-N, estimated from the Langmuir isotherm, ranked as： zeolite （33 333.33 mg kg^-1） 〉 turf （29274.01 mg kg^-1） 〉 BFS （5000 mg kg^-1） 〉 vermiculite （3333.33 mg kg^-1） 〉 gravel （769.23 mg kg^-1） 〉 paddy soil （588.24 mg kg^-1） 〉 red soil （555.56 mg kg^-1） 〉 ceramsite （107.53 mg kg^-1）. Some properties of the substrate materials, including bulk density, specific gravity, hydraulic conductivity, uniformity coefficient （K60）, curvature coefficient （Co）, organic matter, pH, exchangeable （or active） Cu, Fe, Zn and Mn, total Cu, and Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb and Ca, had negative correlations with NH＋-N adsorption. Other properties of the substrate materials like particle diameter values of D10, 030 and 060 （the diameters of particle sizes of a substrate material at which 10%, 30% and 60%, respectively, of the particles pass through the sieve based on the accumulative frequency）, cation exchange capacity （CEC）, exchangeable （or active） Ca and Mg, and total K and Mg had positive correlations with NH＋-N adsorption. In addition, active K and Na as well as the total Na had significant positive correlations with NH＋-N adsorption. This information would be useful for selection of suitable substrate materials for CWs.