Browsing by Subject "Soil profile"
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Acid sulfate soils in canegrowing regions of northern New South Wales
(1995)Acid sulfate subsoils contain iron pyrites (FeS2). Pyrites is stable under anaerobic (saturated) conditions, but when oxidised forms sufuric acid and releases mobile Fe2+ ion. Soil pH can be reduced to as low as 2 and ... -
Sugar Research & Development Corporation final report Pesticide transport in sugar production systems
(2000)The fate and persistence of a number of the key pesticides used in Australian sugar production have now been quantified for a range of soil types and conditions, In general there is no evidence of season-to-season build ...