Effect of Dissolved Organic Matter from Wheat Straw or Swine Manure on the Cu Adsorption in Three Chinese Soils

Abstract

Batch equilibration experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from wheat straw (DOMw) and swine manure (DOMs) on copper (Cu) adsorption and behavior in Haplic Phaeozems, Haplic Acrisol, and Eutric Fluvisol in China. Results showed that the Cu adsorption isotherms were well fitted with both Langmuir and Freundlich equations. The Cu maximum potential adsorption capacity of the three soils followed the order of Eutric Fluvisol > Haplic Phaeozems > Haplic Acrisol. DOMw and DOMs increased the Cu adsorption capacity in Haplic Phaeozems and Haplic Acrisol, and the promoting role of DOMs on Cu adsorption was obviously higher than that of DOMw. Increasing DOM concentration of DOMw and DOMs promoted the Cu adsorption in Haplic Phaeozems and Haplic Acrisol. However, this promoting effect weakened with increasing DOM concentration. Moreover, DOMw and DOMs inhibited the Cu adsorption in Eutric Fluvisol, and this inhibitory effect significantly increased with increasing DOM concentration. The results may be used to assess the potential environmental contamination of the studied soils and to control the application of organic fertilizers.