Fate of nitrogen fertilizer applied to lowland rice on a Sulfic Tropaquept

A field experiment was conducted on an acid sulfate soil in Thailand to determine the effect of N fertilization practices on the fate of fertilizer-N and yield of lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.). A delayed broadcast application of ammonium phosphate sulfate (16-20-0) or urea was compared with basal incorporation of urea, deep placement of urea as urea supergranules (USG), and amendment of urea with a urease inhibitor. Deep placement of urea as USG significantly reduced floodwater urea- and ammoniacal-N concentrations following N application but did not reduce N loss, as determined from an¹⁵N balance, in this experiment where runoff loss was prevented. The urease inhibitor, phenyl phosphorodiamidate (PPD), had little effect on floodwater urea- and ammoniacal-N, and it did not reduce N loss. The floodwater pH never exceeded 4.5 in the 7 days following the first N applications, and application of 16-20-0 reduced floodwater pH by 0.1 to 0.3 units below the no-N control. The low floodwater pH indicated that ammonia volatilization was unimportant for all the N fertilization practices. Floodwater ammoniacal-N concentrations following application of urea or 16-20-0 were greater on this Sulfic Tropaquept than on an Andaqueptic Haplaquoll with near neutral pH and alkaline floodwater. The prolonged, high floodwater N concentrations on this Sulfic Tropaquept suggested that runoff loss of applied N might be a potentially serious problem when heavy rainfall or poor water control follow N fertilization. The unaccounted-for¹⁵N in the¹⁵N balances, which presumably represented gaseous N losses, ranged from 20 to 26% of the applied N and was unaffected by urea fertilization practice. Grain yield and N uptake were significantly increased with applied N, but grain yield was not significantly affected by urea fertilization practice. Yield was significantly lower (P = 0.05) for 16-20-0 than for urea; however, this difference in yield might be due to later application of P and hence delayed availability of P in the 16-20-0 treatment.     

Synthesis and characterization of butyl acrylate graft sodium salt of partially carboxymethylated starch

Graft copolymers were synthesized by graft copolymerization of butyl acrylate (BA) onto sodium salt of partially carboxymethylated starch (Na‐PCMS). Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN), a redox initiator, was used for initiation of graft copolymerization reaction. All the experiments were run with Na‐PCMS having degree of substitution, DS = 0.35. The grafting reaction was characterized by parameters such as % total conversion (%Ct), % grafting (%G), % grafting efficiency (%GE), and % add‐on. Graft copolymers were characterized by infrared spectral analysis and scanning electron microscopy. Variables affecting graft copolymerization reaction such as nitric acid concentration, reaction time, reaction temperature, and ceric ion concentration were investigated. The results revealed that 0.3M CAN as initiator, 0.3M HNO₃, with reaction time 4–4.5 h at 25–30°C were found as suitable parameters for maximum yield of graft copolymerization reaction. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. JAppl Polym Sci 102: 3334–3340, 2006     

Available nitrogen in soils and its determination by the ‘Nmin-method’ and by electroultrafiltration (EUF)

Excess nitrogen fertilizer rates are an environmental hazard. To avoid excess rates, the level of available nitrogen in the soil must be known and considered for assessing the nitrogen fertilizer rate. In arable soils nitrate and exchangeable ammonium in the rooting depth of a crop are directly available to plant roots. These two nitrogen forms are recovered with the Nmin method and they are considered in assessing the nitrogen fertilizer rate for arable crops.Besides nitrate and ammonium recovered by the Nmin method from soil samples taken in early spring, a considerable amount of organic soil nitrogen may be mineralized during the growth period and contribute to crop nutrition. The nitrogen mineralization potential can be determined in incubation tests. The absolute quantities of mineralized nitrogen thus obtained, however, are much higher than the mineralization rates under field conditions. It is for this reason that incubation tests have not obtained a major importance for assessing nitrogen fertilizer rates.With the electro-ultrafiltration (EUF) method nitrate, ammonium, and a minor portion of organic soil nitrogen are extracted from a soil suspension. There is experimental evidence that this organic nitrogen (=Norg) is easily mineralizable. Based on field experiments with cereals and maize formulae were established by which the nitrogen fertilizer rate can be calculated. In these formulae nitrate, ammonium and organic nitrogen extracted by EUF are considered.Advantages and drawbacks of the Nmin method and EUF method are discussed.     

地源热泵土壤热物性测试与分析

运用恒热流测试原理自主研发了岩土热物性测试仪,通过现场测试的方法,调整加热管的加热功率、埋管中循环水流量、埋管进出口水温随时间变化规律,利用线热源理论确定了地下岩土的热物性参数。实验表明,土壤初始温度的测量精度对于提高土壤的导热系数是至关重要的,在未扰动的土壤温度以及给定PE管材的条件下,测试时间为50小时左右时,土壤导热系数逐渐趋于稳定,收敛于3.109 W/(m.℃),整个测试过程平均导热系数为3.489W/(m.℃),该结果为地源热泵系统的准确设计提供了依据。     

复合土钉支护技术在深基坑中的应用

该基坑工程地质上存在的主要问题是上层为杂填土和呈流塑态的淤泥,自稳能力极差,还受现场施工条件以及经济因素的限制。本基坑采用的支护方案为:I选用段顶部放坡+粉喷桩+土层锚杆;Ⅱ、Ⅲ段选用喷锚支护。竣工后期的变形监测数据表明该支护方案的选择是成功的。     

非饱和膨胀土水分迁移的试验研究

在等温条件下,分组对不同初始干-湿段土体含水量、不同时间间隔对非饱和膨胀土的气态水迁移和气液态水混合迁移的规律及其关系进行试验研究,揭示了其随时间的变化过程。试验结果表明,土质情况、含水量水平及含水量梯度对其有重要影响,气态水迁移量与气液混合迁移量都随含水量梯度增加而增加,与时间和位置呈复杂的非线性关系;含水量较小时,土粒对水分的吸附能力较强,致使含水量梯度较大,含水量较大时,土粒周围自由水较多,水分分布较均匀。     

水泥基材料超低温冻融循环试验研究

利用液氮作为环境介质进行超低温冻融循环试验,研究了超低温对水泥基材料抗冻性能的影响。观测冻融循环前后试件外观、质量和强度等宏观性能变化,采用扫描电子显微镜（SEM）分析水泥基材料冻融循环前后微观结构变化。试验结果表明：在超低温条件下,混凝土的抗冻性能明显强于砂浆,且随混凝土强度提高其抗冻性能呈增长趋势;SEM分析结果表明超低温冻融循环后泡水融化试件结构内存在明显缺陷;超低温冻融循环试验可以加速水泥基材料破坏进程,明显减少试验周期,能相对较快的评价出水泥基材料的抗冻性能。     

焦化废水曝气生物滤池深度处理试验

以升流式曝气生物滤池(UBAF)深度处理某焦化厂废水处理站二级未达标生化出水,在投加30%双氧水(H2O2/COD cr质量比为3)预处理后,并在气水比为3∶1,回流比为(0.5~1)∶1的运行条件下,系统对CODcr、NH3-N的平均去除率分别为53.1%、91.6%,系统出水CODcr和NH3-N浓度分别达到《污水综合排放标准》(GB8987—1996)的二级和一级排放标准.     

安县晓坝镇震后新建场址主要岩土工程问题及对策

安县晓坝镇处于＂5.12＂汶川大地震极重灾区,受灾严重,不具备重建条件,需选址重建。在野外详细调查的基础上,通过现场勘查和室内试验,深入研究了晓坝镇灾后新建场址的主要岩土工程问题。研究表明,新建场址主要土层为粉质粘土和淤泥质土,属高压缩性软弱土;地下水埋深浅,对基础施工和地基土承载力影响大;建筑场地类别Ⅱ类,属抗震不利地段。提出了深层水泥土搅拌法和换填地基两种软基处理方案,以及加强地基基础抗震设计等措施。     

确定土壤背景值的Hazen概率法——以铜陵矿区Pb为例

本文选取已知土壤背景含量的铜陵矿区,基于Hazen概率曲线,探讨了土壤污染重金属元素Pb背景含量与污染叠加含量的区分方法.得到Pb元素的背景含量为28.5μg/g,与该区深层土壤样中Pb元素含量的平均值(34μg/g)比较接近.还得到了Pb元素污染叠加含量与背景含量的界线点51μg/g.基于Hazen概率曲线区分铜陵矿区土壤Pb元素背景含量与污染叠加含量的方法是有效的,有必要将该方法推广到土壤中其它重金属污染元素、其它地区作进一步研究.