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Specific Retention of Radiocesium in Volcanic Ash Soils Devoid of Micaceous Clay Minerals

2004; Wiley; Volume: 68; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2136/sssaj2004.0313

1435-0661

Emmanuel Joussein, Nathalie Kruyts, D. Righi, Sabine Petit, Bruno Delvaux,

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Soil Science Society of America JournalVolume 68, Issue 1 p. 313-319 Division S-9—Soil Mineralogy Specific Retention of Radiocesium in Volcanic Ash Soils Devoid of Micaceous Clay Minerals Emmanuel Joussein, Corresponding Author Emmanuel Joussein [email protected] CNRS–UMR 6532 HydrASA, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Poitiers, 40, avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers cedex, FranceCorresponding author ([email protected]). Search for more papers by this authorNathalie Kruyts, Nathalie Kruyts Université Catholique de Louvain, Unité des Sciences du Sol, 2/10, Place Croix du Sud, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorDominique Righi, Dominique Righi CNRS–UMR 6532 HydrASA, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Poitiers, 40, avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers cedex, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorSabine Petit, Sabine Petit CNRS–UMR 6532 HydrASA, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Poitiers, 40, avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers cedex, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorBruno Delvaux, Bruno Delvaux Université Catholique de Louvain, Unité des Sciences du Sol, 2/10, Place Croix du Sud, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this author Emmanuel Joussein, Corresponding Author Emmanuel Joussein [email protected] CNRS–UMR 6532 HydrASA, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Poitiers, 40, avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers cedex, FranceCorresponding author ([email protected]). Search for more papers by this authorNathalie Kruyts, Nathalie Kruyts Université Catholique de Louvain, Unité des Sciences du Sol, 2/10, Place Croix du Sud, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorDominique Righi, Dominique Righi CNRS–UMR 6532 HydrASA, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Poitiers, 40, avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers cedex, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorSabine Petit, Sabine Petit CNRS–UMR 6532 HydrASA, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Poitiers, 40, avenue du Recteur Pineau, 86022 Poitiers cedex, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorBruno Delvaux, Bruno Delvaux Université Catholique de Louvain, Unité des Sciences du Sol, 2/10, Place Croix du Sud, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 2004 https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2004.3130Citations: 16Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract The environmental availability of trace radiocesium (137Cs) was studied in soils devoid of weathered micas. The soils were developed from basaltic ash, within a sequence Udand → Tropept → Udalf → Udult from Cameroon. Tropepts and Udalfs are halloysite-rich and they exhibit a large cation exchange capacity (CEC) and a strong exchange selectivity for K probably due to the presence of halloysite-smectite mixed-layered clays. The 137Cs mobility was evaluated in the B horizons through (i) a physicochemical approach using the radiocesium interception potential concept (RIP) and a sequential sorption–desorption procedure, (ii) a biological test assessing the 137Cs rhizospheric mobilization (137Cs-RM). In a constant K+–Ca2+ background solution, one of the Tropepts and the Udalfs fixed about 76% of the initial 137Cs loading. The second desorption phase in acidic conditions was more discriminating: the Udalfs fixed about 40%, while the other soils fixed 5 to 20% of the initial 137Cs+ loading. The 137Cs-RM was generally small (3–15%) in all samples and was negatively correlated with the RIP (439–1836 μmol g−1). The specific retention of 137Cs in these soils was thus largely similar to that obtained in soils that contain weathered micas. It demonstrates the presence of 137Cs specific sites in halloysitic soils devoid of such minerals. These sites might be associated with halloysite-smectite mixed-layered clays. They were probably formed following wetting-drying cycles in soils heavily fertilized with K. References 1Avery, S.V. Fate of cesium in the environment: Distribution between the abiotic and biotic components of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. J. Environ. 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