soil scientists have developed different mathematical equations and indices to be able to quantify soil development and to organize soil data. the main objective of the present research was the comparison of different soil development indices (including forms and ratios of iron, magnetic susceptibility, color indices, and modified harden index) related to different soils located on kerman-baft ...

kajal kaolin deposit is located ~20 km northwest of hashtjin, ardebil province. field evidence and laboratory investigations show that the deposit is an alteration product of ignimbrites, tuffs, and trachy-andesites of eocene age. according to mineralogical data, the major rock-forming minerals include kaolinite, montmorillonite, polygorskite, orthoclase, zeolite (stilbite), quartz, and chalced...

Soils represent an important filter and buffer system for many cations and anions. Generally, their sorption properties are determined by the contents and compositions of clay minerals and humic substances. A great part of the soil organic matter is associated with clay minerals forming organomineral complexes (Greenland, 1965) which are of pronounced importance with respect to element transpor...

Soil quality is crucial for plant productivity and environmental sustainability. Applying bio-organic fertilizer to achieve sustainable agriculture has become popular. Tea garden soil which had been fertilized 12 years was chosen the study, microaggregate composition were studied. The results showed that earthworm treatment could increase indicators of soil’s physical chemical properties such a...

Clay mineral studies in the U.S.S.R., mainly since 1960, are summarized. Electron diffraction techniques especially have been developed and used extensively. Methods have been developed for simultaneous recording of DTA curves and other properties. Polytypism of phyllosilicates has been studied intensively by Zvyagin and others. Mucfi new information on the structure and morphology of halloysit...

This work aims to characterize serpentine soils in Bulgaria and examine the biogeochemistry of pedogenic Ni its relation available forms. Soils were collected from Eastern Southern Rhodopes (Bulgaria). The chemical composition is similar Balkan Peninsula characterized by high contents (919.9–2397.2 mg.kg–1). had a neutral slightly alkaline reaction (pH 6.4 7.6) medium organic matter content. Of...

This research compared the influence of (1) dissolution of iron oxides and (2) alteration of electrostatic interactions on the mobilization of colloids in a clayand iron oxidecoated sand obtained from an Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer in which colloids have been found suspended only in anoxic groundwater. The sediment was flushed with solutions of varying ionic strength, pH, and reductant and s...

To gain insight into factors that control H(2)O(2) persistence and ·OH yield in H(2)O(2)-based in situ chemical oxidation systems, the decomposition of H(2)O(2) and transformation of phenol were investigated in the presence of iron-containing minerals and aquifer materials. Under conditions expected during remediation of soil and groundwater, the stoichiometric efficiency, defined as the amount...

Nitroaromatic compounds are produced and used in large quantities worldwide and are frequently detected contaminants in the environment. Sorption is one of the fundamental processes controlling the transport and availability of nitroaromatics, but previous studies have focused mainly on sorption to model clay minerals, whereas little attention has been paid to the sorptive interactions with nat...