WITHDRAWN: Evaluation of Terra Rossa Clay Soils Using Major and Trace Element Geochemistry, GIS and Multivariate Statistical Analysis methods: a case study in Kas, Sutlegen Village, Antalya, Turkey

Abstract

Terra rossa is a soil formed by weathering by the effect of parent rock and various fluids in subtropical and tropical climatic regions. Major and trace element geochemistry of terra rossa is important for understanding its environmental conditions and interpreting its genesis. Methods: A total of 51 Terra rossa samples collected from the Sutlegen village in the Kas district of Antalya were subjected to geochemical analysis. The mean percentages of the major element contents of the terra rossa were found as follows: 45.2% Al2O3, 30.8% SiO2, 17.42% Fe2O3, 3.5% TiO2, 0.61% CaO, 0.54% MgO, 0.39% K2O, 0.26% P2O5, and 0.09% SO3. The Al2O3–SiO2–Fe2O3 triangular diagram revealed that the samples underwent moderate laterization. The paleoclimatic indicators of the terra rossa soil samples were obtained according to the results of the chemical analysis, and it was interpreted that these soil samples were of autochthonous origin and formed in environments with carbonate and non-carbonate rocks, affected by ultrabasic fluids depending on the magmatic and meta-magmatic rocks.

Molecular Response of Dissolved Organic Matter in Aquifer to Landfill Leachate Leakage

“…The landfill was surrounded by forest and agricultural land with red soil containing SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , Fe 2 O 3 , CaO, and other minerals. 38 Five groundwater monitoring wells have been constructed around the landfill, of which G1 and G2 were located upstream of and lateral to the landfill, respectively, and G3, G4, and G5 were located downstream (Figure S1a). In October 2020, 2 L of groundwater was taken by Bailer tube from the five wells; groundwater was collected after pumping for around 20 min until the water temperature, pH, EC, and Eh were stable and then stored in brown glass bottles at 4 °C and transported back to the laboratory.…”