Published online 22 August 2006
Published in Soil Sci Soc Am J 70:1699-1707 (2006)
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0255
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Release Behavior of Copper and Zinc from Sandy Soils
Z. L. Hea,b,*,
M. Zhangb,
X. E. Yangb and
P. J. Stoffellaa
a Univ. of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3138
b Ministry of Education Key Lab. of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Natural Resource and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Univ., Huajiachi Campus, Hangzhou 310029, P.R. China

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Fig. 1. Changes of Cu and Zn released from the soils with extraction time. Error bars depict SE.
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Fig. 2. The amount of Cu and Zn released from the soils as a function of the soil/water ratio. Error bars depict SE.
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Fig. 3. Cumulative amount of Cu and Zn released from the soils as a function of leaching events. Error bars depict SE.
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Fig. 4. Effects of leaching solution pH on the amount of Cu and Zn leached from the soils. Error bars depict SE.
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Fig. 5. Effects of solution pH on cumulative amounts of Cu and Zn leached from three soils.
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Fig. 6. Effects of electrolyte type on the release of Cu and Zn from the soils. Error bars depict SE.
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