Assessment of the soil quality by fuzzy mathematics in farmland around a uranium mill tailing repository in China

The passage set the soils along the river of Dabaoshan mine of Shaoguan city as the research object for heavy metal contamination by means of field investigation and test analysis.Five representative areas were selected,such as liang-qiao village,shui-louxia village,shi-zhuxia village,shang-ba village and xiaba village from upriver to downriver .The concentration of heavy metals including Cd Cr Pb Cu Ni and Zn were evaluated.The methods of establishing fuzzy mathematical models were employed to evaluate the heavy metal element contamination of superficial sediment. Using this method,the extent of pollution increased as follows , liangqiao>shuilouxia>shangba village,the soil quality in these sites were both over the Grade III. And xiaba village>shizhuxia,the soil quality were Grade II.

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Effect of soil quality on the viability of GFP marked Rhizobium

University Journal of Zoology Rajshahi University ◽

10.3329/ujzru.v21i0.66 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 21 (0) ◽

Author(s):

AK Saha ◽

MF Haque

Keyword(s):

Soil Quality

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Changes in soil quality following humping/hollowing and flipping of pakihi soils on the West Coast, South Island New Zealand

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association ◽

10.33584/jnzg.2007.69.2666 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 265-270 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

S.M. Thomas ◽

M.H.Beare C.D. Ford ◽

V. Rietveld

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Soil Quality ◽

West Coast ◽

Land Development ◽

Hot Water ◽

Limited Information ◽

The West ◽

Organic Matter Quality ◽

Pasture Production ◽

Soil C

Humping/hollowing and flipping are land development practices widely used on the West Coast to overcome waterlogging constraints to pasture production. However, there is very limited information about how the resulting "new" soils function and how their properties change over time following these extreme modifications. We hypothesised that soil quality will improve in response to organic matter inputs from plants and excreta, which will in turn increase nutrient availability. We tested this hypothesis by quantifying the soil organic matter and nutrient content of soils at different stages of development after modification. We observed improvements in soil quality with increasing time following soil modification under both land development practices. Total soil C and N values were very low following flipping, but over 8 years these values had increased nearly five-fold. Other indicators of organic matter quality such as hot water extractable C (HWC) and anaerobically mineralisable N (AMN) showed similar increases. With large capital applications of superphosphate fertiliser to flipped soils in the first year and regular applications of maintenance fertiliser, Olsen P levels also increased from values

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Physico-Chemical Properties of Soil Collected from Chandrabhaga River in Kalmeshwar, Nagpur, Maharashtra

Journal of Advanced Research in Alternative Energy Environment and Ecology ◽

10.24321/2455.3093.202006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 07 (02) ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Amita M Watkar ◽

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Soil Quality ◽

Agricultural Land ◽

Organic Matter Content ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Matter Content ◽

Soil Attributes ◽

Essential Components ◽

Agricultural Land Management ◽

Physical And Chemical

Soil, itself means Soul of Infinite Life. Soil is the naturally occurring unconsolidated or loose covering on the earth’s surface. Physical properties depend upon the amount, size, shape, arrangement, and mineral composition of soil particles. It also depends on the organic matter content and pore spaces. Chemical properties depend on the Inorganic and organic matter present in the soil. Soils are the essential components of the environment and foundation resources for nearly all types of land use, besides being the most important component of sustainable agriculture. Therefore, assessment of soil quality and its direction of change with time is an ideal and primary indicator of sustainable agricultural land management. Soil quality indicators refer to measurable soil attributes that influence the capacity of a soil to function, within the limits imposed by the ecosystem, to preserve biological productivity and environmental quality and promote plant, animal and human health. The present study is to assess these soil attributes such as physical and chemical properties season-wise.

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