This research is concerned on the analysis of the sorption behavior of chloride and potassium íons, in potassium chloride compounds, by means of batch tests using lateritic soils and kaolinitic materials. The applied methodology consisted on the acquisition of representative samples of latossols, kaolinitic material and laboratorial procedures, where the samples were characterized according to their chemical, physical and mineralogical characteristics. Later on, batch tests were accomplished. The analytical results show that the chloride presents a higher mobility than the potassium for both studied materials. It can be concluded that in most KCl solutions, the kaolinitic material adsorbed a higher amount of potassium than the lateritic soil. This fact can be explained by observing that this material presents the highest values of sortive complex and the supremacy of negative superficial charges.
This study was carried out to obtain the bioavailability of cadmium in a latosol increased of a single dose of sewage sludge. Representative samples of Bw horizon of a latosol, from Duque de Caxias city - RJ, and sewage sludge from ETE Ilha do Governador, in Rio de Janeiro city were collected. These materials were characterized due to its chemical, physical and mineralogical characteristics. Latter on, the samples were mixed together and bioavailability tests were accomplished. The results show that cadmium became bioavailable in the solution in the first hour of assay. After this interval the concentration of the available metal in solution it diminished, occurring stabilization in the subsequent hours of collection.
Sewage Sludge (SEL) has been used in agricultural activities to improve physical and chemical properties of soils. However, this compound also contains very high levels of heavy metals and pathogenic microorganisms, which can cause serious negative effects on biota and human health. This paper aims to assess potential toxicity of latosols and chernosols amended with SEL, using Eisenia andrei earthworms. Acute toxicity and behavioral tests were performed according to ASMT (2004) and ISO (2002) procedures, respectively. Heavy metals determination was made by Atomic Absorption, and mineralogical characterization by Ray-X Difratometry. Biomass loss was evaluated considering average individual weight. Mercury, lead, zinc and cooper determination in SEL in natura and soils amended with SEL revealed values higher than that recommended by Brazilian legislation. SEL addition to the soils caused no mortality to the organisms, while SEL in natura provoked lethal effects on 100% of the earthworms. Latosol in natura demonstrated higher mortality in comparison to chernosol in natura Behavioral tests indicated that 98,3% and 96,43% of the organisms avoided SEL in natura and latosol with SEL, respectively. However, only 31% of the organisms avoided chernosol with SEL, suggesting a lower level of toxicity in comparison to latosol. Possibly the natural properties of the studied soils (fertility, organic matter content, clay mineralogy, etc.) played an important role in the avoidance behavior of the organisms. Probably expansive clays presence in chernosol stimulates ions adsorption and their concentrations decreasing in soil solution; consequently contaminants bioavailability also tends to decrease. Biomass loss results revealed that the SEL addition decreased the weight loss of the tested organisms, and biomass losses were higher for latosol than for chernosol. In conclusion, it is expected that these results can be used in human health and ecological risk assessment, as well as in sustainable reconditioning of tillable soils, facilitating decision actions in environmental control and public health programs
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