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SOIL PHYSICS

Simultaneous Adsorption of Calcium and Sulfate and Its Effect on Their Movement

^a Massey Univ., P.O. Box 11222, Palmerston North, Manawatu 4442, New Zealand
^b HortResearch, Tennent Dr., Private Bag 11-030, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
^c Massey Univ., P.O. Box 11222, Palmerston North, Manawatu 4442, New Zealand
^d HortResearch, Tennent Dr., Private Bag 11-030, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand

^* Corresponding author (rcichota{at}hortresearch.co.nz).

Ion retention in variable-charge soils can be enhanced by the presence of certain ions with opposite charge, thereby influencing the movement of these ions through the soil profile. Studies examining these interactions are still incipient, however, especially regarding its modeling. We present results from batch and miscible displacement experiments describing Ca²⁺ and SO₄^2–movement in a variable-charge soil from New Zealand. Evidence was found for ion-pair adsorption (IPA) of both Ca²⁺and SO₄^2– The results were modeled using the convection–dispersion equation (CDE), coupled with two different mathematical approaches proposed to account for IPA. The first approach related IPA to the single soil adsorption capacity, which is governed by particle-surface phenomena. For the second approach, IPA was related solely to the soil solution concentration. Both these approaches described the adsorption data from the batch experiment reasonably well, as well as the breakthrough curves from the miscible displacement experiments. The first approach showed better overall agreement. Significant differences were found, however, when the adsorption parameters were identified by fitting models to data from either batch or miscible displacement experiments. Although more studies are needed to better understand IPA, our results showed that the extent of IPA can be large and it should not be ignored when predicting SO₄^2– and Ca²⁺movement in variable-charge soils.

Abbreviations: BTC, breakthrough curve • CDE, convection dispersion equation • IPA, ion-pair adsorption • PGA, particle governed approach • SGA, solution governed approach