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Field-Scale Evaluation of Phosphorus Leaching in Acid Sandy Soils Receiving Swine Waste

^a USDA-ARS Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, 3793 N. 3600 E., Kimberly, ID 83341-5076
^b Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Box 7625, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7625
^c Department of Soil Science, Box 7619, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC 27695-7619

^* Corresponding author (nnelson{at}nwisrl.ars.usda.gov)

Received for publication November 23, 2004. Accurate descriptions of P leaching are important because excess P applied to soils can enter surface water via leaching and subsurface transport, thereby negatively impacting water quality. The objectives of this study were to monitor P leaching in soils with a long-term history of waste application, relate soil solution P concentrations to soil P status, and quantify P leaching losses. Soil solution was monitored for 20 mo with samplers installed at 45-, 90-, and 135-cm depths in two pits (1 x 3 x 1.5 m) in Autryville (loamy, siliceous, thermic Arenic Paleudults) and Blanton (loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Grossarenic Paleudults) soils located in a grazed pasture in Sampson County, NC, which had received swine waste for >20 yr. Maximum soil solution P concentrations at 45 cm exceeded 18 mg L^–1 in both soils. Soil solution P concentrations at 90 cm in the Blanton soil were similar to that at 45 cm indicating low P sorption. Soil solution P concentrations at 90 cm in the Autryville soil averaged 0.05 mg L^–1 compared to 10 mg L^–1 at 45 cm. A split-line model related soil solution P concentration to the degree of phosphorus saturation (DPS), identifying a change point at 45% DPS. Phosphorus movement past 45 cm equaled or exceeded surplus P additions for both soils. Long-term waste applications resulted in DPS > 90%, high soil solution P concentrations, and substantial vertical P movement. Phosphorus leaching should be considered when assessing long-term risk of P loss from waste-amended soils.

Abbreviations: Al_ox, oxalate-extractable aluminum • DPS, degree of phosphorus saturation • DRP, dissolved reactive phosphorus • Fe_ox, oxalate-extractable iron • M3-P, Mehlich 3–extractable phosphorus • P_ox, oxalate-extractable phosphorus • P_w, water-extractable phosphorus • TDR, time-domain reflectometry • TP, total phosphorus

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