Korean Journal of Agricultural Science (농업과학연구)

Institute of Agricultural Science, CNU (충남대학교 농업과학연구소)
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Comparison of the effect of peat moss and zeolite on ammonia volatilization as a source of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) from upland soil

  • Park, Seong Min (Department of Life Science and Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University) ;
  • Hong, Chang Oh (Department of Life Science and Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2019.10.07
  • Accepted : 2019.10.28
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

Ammonia (NH3) that reacts with nitric or sulfuric acid in the air is the major culprit contributing to the formation of fine particulate matter (PM2.5). NH3 volatilization mainly originates from nitrogen fertilizer and livestock manure applied to arable soil. Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of peat moss (PM) and zeolite (ZL) is high enough to adsorb ammonium (NH4+) in soil. Therefore, they might inhibit volatilization of NH3. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of PM and ZL on NH3 volatilization from upland soil. For this, a laboratory experiment was carried out, and NH3 volatilization from the soil was monitored for 12 days. PM and ZL were added at the rate of 0, 1, 2, and 4% (wt wt-1) with 354 N g m-2 of urea. Cumulative NH3-N volatilization decreased with increasing addition rate of both materials. Mean value of cumulative NH3-N volatilization across application rate with PM was lower than that with ZL. CEC increased with increasing addition rate of both materials. While the soil pH increased with ZL, it decreased with PM. Increase in CEC resulted in NH4+ adsorption on the negative charge of the external surface of both materials. In addition, decrease in soil pH hinders the conversion of NH4+ to NH3. Based on the above results, the addition of PM or ZL could be an optimum management to reduce NH3 volatilization from the soil. However, PM was more effective in decreasing NH3 volatilization than ZL due to the combined effect of CEC and pH.

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