Water-dispersible clay in soils treated with sewage sludge

A by-product of Wastewater Treatment Stations is sewage sludge. By treatment and processing, the sludge is made suitable for rational and environmentally safe use in agriculture. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of different doses of limed sewage sludge (50 %) on clay dispersion in...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de ciência do solo Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 1527 - 1534
Main Authors: Tavares Filho, João(Londrina State University the Department of Agriculture), Barbosa, Graziela Moraes de Césare(Institute of Paraná (IAPAR)), Ribon, Adriana Aparecida(Londrina State University Department of Geosciences)
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 01-10-2010
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Summary:A by-product of Wastewater Treatment Stations is sewage sludge. By treatment and processing, the sludge is made suitable for rational and environmentally safe use in agriculture. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of different doses of limed sewage sludge (50 %) on clay dispersion in soil samples with different textures (clayey and medium). The study was conducted with soil samples collected from native forest, on a Red Latosol (Brazilian classification: Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico) loamy soil in Londrina (PR) and a Red-Yellow Latosol (BC: Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo distrófico) medium texture soil in Jaguapitã (PR). Pots were filled with 3 kg of air-dried fine earth and kept in greenhouse. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with six treatments: T1 control, and treatments with limed sewage sludge (50 %) as follows: T2 (3 t ha-1), T3 (6 t ha-1), T4 (12 t ha-1), T5 (24 t ha-1) and T6 (48 t ha-1) and five replications. The incubation time was 180 days. At the end of this period, the pots were opened and two sub-samples per treatment collected to determine pH-H2O, pH KCl (1 mol L-1), organic matter content, water-dispersible clay, ΔpH (pH KCl - pH-H2O) and estimated PZC (point of zero charge): PZC = 2 pH KCl - pH-H2O, as well as the mineralogy of the clay fraction, determined by X ray diffraction. The results showed no significant difference in the average values for water-dispersible clay between the control and the other treatments for the two soil samples studied and ΔpH was the variable that correlated best with water-dispersible clay in both soils. As Estações de Tratamento de Esgoto Sanitário (ETES) geram um subproduto (lodo de esgoto) que, quando tratado e processado, adquire características que permitem sua utilização agrícola de maneira racional e ambientalmente segura. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar a influência de diferentes doses de lodo de esgoto caleado (50 %) na dispersão de argilas em amostras de solos com diferentes texturas (muito argilosa e média). O estudo foi realizado com amostras de solos coletadas sob mata nativa, em Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico, textura muito argilosa, em Londrina (PR), e Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo distrófico, textura media, em Jaguapitã (PR). Os vasos foram preenchidos com 3 kg de TFSA em casa de vegetação, em um delineamento de blocos ao acaso, com seis tratamentos - T1: controle; e os tratamentos com lodo de esgoto caleado (50%): T2 (3 t ha-1); T3 (6 t ha-1); T4 (12 t ha-1); T5 (24 t ha-1) e T6 (48 t ha-1), com cinco repetições. O tempo de incubação foi de 180 dias; após esse período, os vasos foram abertos e coletaram-se duas subamostras por tratamento, para determinar: pH-H2O, pH-KCl (1 mol L-1), teor de matéria orgânica, argila dispersa em água, ΔpH (pH-KCl - pH-H2O) e o PCZ estimado: PCZ = 2 pH-KCl - pH-H2O, além da mineralogia da fração argila por difração de raios X. Os resultados permitiram concluir que não houve diferença significativa quanto aos teores médios de argila dispersa em água entre o controle e os outros tratamentos estudados para as duas amostras de solo; ΔpH foi a variável que melhor se correlacionou com a argila dispersa em água nos dois solos.
Bibliography:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0100-06832010000500005&script=sci_abstract&tlng=pt
ISSN:0100-0683
0100-0683
DOI:10.1590/s0100-06832010000500005