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DIVISION S-7-FOREST & RANGE SOILS

Parent Material Influence on Sulfate Sorption in Forest Soils from Northwestern Spain

^a Departamento de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela-15706, Spain

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Sulfate sorption by forest soils decreases the potential detrimental effect of S deposition on cation leaching. Twenty-four soils from the 3416-km² area surrounding two lignite-fueled power-generating plants in NW Spain were studied to relate SO^2-₄ sorption to soil properties and ultimately to the parent material. The area contains a variety of parent materials, and has a wide range of acidic soils (Haplumbrepts, Fulvudands, and Kanhaplohumults). Total annual precipitation ranges from 1100 to 1900 mm yr^-1 and mean annual temperature is 12°C. Sulfate sorption was studied by adding either 0.4 or 1.6 mM SO^2-₄ solutions to soils. Sorption decreased in the following order: amphibolite > biotitic schist > granite > phyllite and was positively related to Al extractable with sodium hydroxide, oxalate, and pyrophosphate, and to Fe extractable with dithionite-citrate and oxalate, which were high in soils derived from basic materials. Organic matter apparently had counteracting effects on SO^2-₄ sorption. First, sorption was important in surface horizons with pH-NaF 9.7, mainly due to the presence of Al–humus complexes, which often give these soils an andic character. Second, sorption was specially low in surface horizons of soils derived from acidic materials with pH-NaF <8.0, which may be attributed to competition between SO^2-₄ and organic acids for sorption sites, in addition to the low content of reactive surfaces. Sorption was positively related to soil pH due to the positive relation between Fe and Al oxy-hydroxides and basic materials. These results suggest the need to take into account the influence of parent material on SO^2-₄ sorption in assessing the sensitivity of soils to S deposition.

Abbreviations: ECEC, effective cation-exchange capacity • BS, base saturation percentage • Fe_d, dithionite-citrate-extractable Fe • Fe_o and Al_o, ammonium oxalate-extractable Fe and Al, respectively • Fe_p and Al_p, sodium pyrophosphate-extractable Fe and Al, respectively • Al_n+¹₂Fe_d, sum of Al_n fraction plus one-half of Fe_d fraction • Al_n and Si_n, sodium hydroxide-extractable Al and Si, respectively • Al_o+¹₂Fe_o, sum of Al_o fraction plus one-half of Fe_o fraction

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