Effect of pH on Zinc Sorption–Desorption by Soils

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of soil pH on zinc (Zn) sorption and desorption for four surface soils from the Canterbury Plains region of New Zealand. Zinc sorption by the soils, adjusted to different pH values, was measured from various initial solution Zn concentrations in the presence of 0.01 M calcium nitrate [Ca(NO3)2]. Zinc desorption isotherms were derived from the cumulative Zn desorbed (µg g−1 soil) after each of 10 desorption periods by sequentially suspending the same soil samples in fresh Zn‐free 0.01 M Ca(NO3)2. Zinc sorption and desorption varied widely with soil pH. Desorption of both native and added Zn decreased continuously with rising pH and became very low at pH values greater than 6.5. The proportion of sorbed Zn that could be desorbed back into solution decreased substantially as pH increased to more than 5.5. However, there were differences between soils regarding the extent of the hysteresis effect.

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