Abstract
The model of Uehara and Gillman was used to estimate the amounts of permanent surface charge, and variable surface charge at soil pH, in two soils from the high rainfall region of coastal Queensland. For each soil series, samples from virgin rain-forest were compared with soil collected from nearby sugarcane fields. One soil contained relatively large amounts of permanent negative charge (up to 3 m.e. per 100g), and hence was moderately supplied with exchangeable cations, while the other soil was dominated by variable charge components and at soil pH contained sufficient positive charge to reduce exchangeable cations to near zero values, despite the presence of about 1 m.e. per 100 g of permanent negative charge. In the latter the position of soil pH with respect to the point of zero charge is of utmost importance for the development of cation exchange capacity. The effect of adsorbed sulfate on positive charge measurement, and valency of the ion used for negative charge measurement, are briefly discussed.
Subject
Earth-Surface Processes,Soil Science,Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
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