ABSTRACT
In this paper, soluble organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (SON) were extracted from manure, and their adsorption characteristics in Argosols and Anthrosols in Guanzhong region of Shaanxi Province were investigated. The results showed that the adsorption of SON and SOC in the two soils could be fitted by initial mass isotherm model, and the adsorbed amounts of SON and SOC had a significant linear relationship with the initial concentrations of SON and SOC added into soils. The partition coefficient, m of the initial mass isotherm model, indicated that Argosols had a higher adsorbility than Anthrosols. The average adsorption rates of SON and SOC in Anthrosols were 24.3% and 18.8%, and those in Argosols were 38.3% and 18.6%, respectively. The low adsorption rates of SON and SOC indicated their high mobility in the two soils, and more SON was adsorbed than SOC suggested the higher potential of SOC leaching from soil.
