Export of Acidity in Drainage Water from Acid Sulphate Soils

2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (7-12) ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.J Cook ◽  
W Hicks ◽  
E.A Gardner ◽  
G.D Carlin ◽  
D.W Froggatt
Keyword(s):  
Drainage Water ◽  
Acid Sulphate ◽  
Acid Sulphate Soils

Corrigendum to “Export of acidity in drainage water from acid sulphate soils” [Mar. Pollut. Bull. 41 (7–12) (2000) 319–326]

2017 ◽  
Vol 120 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 438
Author(s):  
F.J. Cook ◽  
W. Hicks ◽  
E.A. Gardner ◽  
G.D. Carlin ◽  
D.W. Froggatt
Keyword(s):  
Drainage Water ◽  
Acid Sulphate ◽  
Acid Sulphate Soils

scholarly journals Measured and simulated effects of sophisticated drainage techniques on groundwater level and runoff hydrochemistry in areas of boreal acid sulphate soils

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
I. BÄRLUND ◽  
S. TATTARI ◽  
M. YLI-HALLA
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Acid Sulphate ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Acid Sulphate Soils ◽  
Ph Level

To abate the environmental problems caused by the severe acidity and high metal concentrations in rivers draining acid sulphate (AS) soils of Western Finland, control drainage (CD) and lime filter drainage (LFD), and their combination, were investigated. The effectiveness of these best management practices (BMP’s) on drainage water quality was studied on plot scale in two locations. In Ilmajoki, where the sulphidic materials are more than 2 m below the soil surface, CD efficiently reduced the concentrations of sulphate, aluminium, manganese and iron concentrations and to some extent also increased the pH of the drainage waters. LFD, in contrast, effectively reduced the drainage water acidity and raised the pH level. Decrease of the groundwater level owing to strong evapotranspiration in summer could, however, not be properly prevented by CD. In Mustasaari where sulphidic materials were as shallow as 1 m below soil surface, the positive effects of LFD recognised in Ilmajoki were hardly seen. This shows, that the tested BMP’s work properly, and can thus be recommended, for intensively artificially drained AS soils like in Ilmajoki where most of the acidity has already been transported to watercourses. LFD can, however, not be recommended for as yet poorly leached and thus particularly problematic AS soils like in Mustasaari. This is, of course, a drawback of the tested BMP, as it is not effective for the soils which would need it most. The field data were tentatively utilised to test the performance of the HAPSU (Ionic Flow Model for Acid Sulphate Soils) simulation model developed to estimate the loads of harmful substances from AS soils.;

The Use of Drilling Solid Waste as Amendment of Acid-Sulphate Soils of the Orinoco Delta

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Vasquez ◽  
J. Urich ◽  
V. Gonzalez ◽  
P. Silva ◽  
A. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Acid Sulphate ◽  
Acid Sulphate Soils ◽  
Orinoco Delta

Prevention, Reclamation and Management of Acid and Acid Sulphate Soils

2017 ◽  
pp. 337-363
Author(s):  
A. Krishna Chaitanya ◽  
Shrikant Badole ◽  
Arbind Kumar Gupta ◽  
Biplab Pal
Keyword(s):  
Acid Sulphate ◽  
Acid Sulphate Soils

scholarly journals Stream plant chemistry as indicator of acid sulphate soils in Sweden

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. LAX
Keyword(s):  
Surface Waters ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Fontinalis Antipyretica ◽  
Acid Sulphate ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Acid Sulphate Soils ◽  
Trace Element Chemistry ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact

Results from the biogeochemical mapping (roots of aquatic plants and Fontinalis antipyretica) conducted by the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) reflects the metal load of surface waters draining acid sulphate (AS) soils in Sweden. In this study, results from the biogeochemical, soil geochemical and Quaternary mapping programmes at SGU were used to investigate the impact of fine-grained deposits hosting AS soils on stream water trace element chemistry in two separate areas. In the area around Lake Mälaren, postglacial sediments contain the highest levels of most trace elements studied. Owing to the low pH of AS soils and subsequent leaching, levels of nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), sulphur (S), yttrium (Y), uranium (U), tungsten (W), and molybdenum (Mo) were significantly elevated in aquatic roots. Levels were lower in the Skellefteå area, which may be explained by lower concentrations in source deposits. Concentrations of arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) were normal or impoverished in biogeochemical samples from postglacial, finegrained sediment areas. Maps based on ratios (Ni:Pb or Y:Pb) in biogeochemical samples can, together with results from Quaternary mapping, be used to predict areas with AS soils in Sweden.;

scholarly journals A comparison of nitrogen and carbon reserves in acid sulphate and non acid sulphate soils in western Finland

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. PAASONEN-KIVEKÄS ◽  
M. YLI-HALLA
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Level ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Density Field ◽  
Mineral N ◽  
Total N ◽  
N Retention ◽  
Acid Sulphate ◽  
Agricultural Catchments ◽  
Acid Sulphate Soils ◽  
C And N

Previous studies suggest that nitrogen (N) loads from acid sulphate soil (AS soil) catchments in Finland are higher than those from other agricultural catchments. This study seeks to explain this difference by measuring carbon (C) and N profiles in both an AS soil and a neighbouring non AS soil. In Lapua, western Finland, two adjacent fields (Dystric Cambisols), subjected to similar agricultural practices, were analysed to the depth of 240 cm for pH, total C (Ctot), total N (Ntot), NH4 +-N, NO3 --N, sulphur and bulk density. Field A, an AS soil, contained sulfidic materials and 0.9% Ctot below 170 cm, while Field B, not an AS soil, had 0.3% Ctot in the subsoil and no sulfides. In these soils, the groundwater level declined below 200 cm in summer, subjecting the subsoil to oxidation. This study revealed large stocks of Ctot, Ntot, and mineral N in the subsoil, particularly in the AS soil. At 20–240 cm, Field A contained 292 tons of Ctot ha-1 and 25 tons of Ntot ha-1, while Field B had 152 tons of Ctot ha-1 and 11 tons of Ntot ha-1. Field A contained up to 435 kg of mineral N ha-1 in autumn, while in Field B there was only up to 137 kg of mineral N ha-1. In Field A, NH4 +-N dominated strongly, while NO3 --N dominated in Field B. It is suggested that the greater concentration of mineral N in the AS soil is due to 1) a greater stock of total (mineralizable) N and 2) the slower rate of nitrification resulting in substantial NH4 +-N retention on cation exchange sites.;

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