Soil and Water Research, 2022 (vol. 17), issue 4
INDEX OF VOLUME 17
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Soil & Water Res., 2022, 17(4):I-IV | DOI: 10.17221/14792-SWR 
Evaluation of sediment barriers in relation to the trap of soil particlesOriginal Paper
David Kincl, David Kabelka, Darina Heřmanovská, Jan Vopravil, Rudolf Urban, Tomáš Křemen
Soil & Water Res., 2022, 17(4):201-210 | DOI: 10.17221/48/2022-SWR
Water erosion and the subsequent sediment deposits can cause a number of environmental problems. The damage can be mitigated by means of sediment barriers. Their use is most often associated with the construction or protection of transport infrastructure. In some cases, they can also be used in forestry and agriculture. However, there is still a number of questions concerning sediment barriers regarding their proper function, efficiency and some implementation parameters. For these reasons, we decided to verify three types of sediment barriers. They were tested by simulated flooding at a flow of 5 and 10 L/s, always for a span of 25 min. All the tested...
Changes in soil organic carbon and its fractions under grassland reclamation in alpine-cold soils, ChinaOriginal Paper
Tong-Hui Wu, Yu-Fu Hu, Yan-Yan Zhang, Xiang-Yang Shu, Ze-Peng Yang, Wei Zhou, Cheng-Yi Huang, Jie Li, Zhi Li, Jia He, Ying Yu
Soil & Water Res., 2022, 17(4):211-221 | DOI: 10.17221/29/2022-SWR
Grasslands are the main land use types in China, but their reclamation into croplands can influence the terrestrial carbon and, consequently, impact the global carbon balance. The long-term reclamation of alpine-cold grasslands to croplands are expected to decrease the soil organic carbon (SOC) and its fractions. Here, we conducted an in situ systematic study to measure the SOC and its fraction in soils sampled in an alpine-cold grassland with a gradient of cultivation history from 0 to 40 years. The SOC and its fractions significantly decreased after reclamation (P < 0.05), and the changes in the 0-20 cm soil layer were the greatest...
Biophysicochemical properties of the eroded southern chernozem (Trans-Ural Steppe, Russia) with emphasis on the 13C NMR spectroscopy of humic acidsOriginal Paper
Azamat Suleymanov, Vyacheslav Polyakov, Mikhail Komissarov, Ruslan Suleymanov, Ilyusya Gabbasova, Timur Garipov, Irik Saifullin, Evgeny Abakumov
Soil & Water Res., 2022, 17(4):222-232 | DOI: 10.17221/52/2022-SWR
The morphological, water-physical and chemical properties, basal respiration of the southern chernozem (Chernozem Haplic Endosalic) and erosional sediment in the Trans-Ural steppe zone (Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia) were studied. The surface soil horizon significantly differs from the sediment by the better structure and water aggregate stability. The particle size distribution of the sediments, due to erosion, contains more silt and clay fractions compared to the slope soil. It indicates a great potential for the carbon saturation of the soil which is limited by degradation. The slope soil is slightly saline, the type of the salinisation is sulfate...
Effects of rainfall and the slope gradient on the soil and water loss in a purple soil areaOriginal Paper
Xinyi Zhang, Qiande Zhu, Jing Sang, Xiaowen Ding
Soil & Water Res., 2022, 17(4):232-242 | DOI: 10.17221/45/2022-SWR
Soil and water losses in purple soil area is becoming an increasingly severe problem, bringing enormous challenges to environmental protection in rural areas. In this study, simulated rainfall experiments were conducted to analyse the effects of rainfall and the slope conditions on the soil and water loss. Purple soil from a typical slope in the Beibei District of Chongqing was selected as the experimental soil. Twenty rainfall scenarios with varying rainfall intensities and slope conditions were created in the simulation. The results indicate that the runoff initiation time shortened with an increased rainfall intensity and slope gradient. There was...
Soils of external islands of the Gulf of Finland: Soil pollution status and dynamics in abandoned agricultural ecosystemsShort Communication
Ekaterina Chebykina, George Shamilishvilly, Sergey Kouzov, Evgeny Abakumov
Soil & Water Res., 2022, 17(4):243-250 | DOI: 10.17221/14/2022-SWR
External islands of the Gulf of Finland are an archipelago of relatively small islands located in central-eastern parts of the gulf. These islands are unique natural environments that represent an informative model for the evaluation of former agricultural soil dynamics in abandoned agricultural landscapes. Soils of these islands have been in a fallow state for about 70 years, although before that, they were arable vegetable soils of Finnish settlements for a long time. The morphological pedodiversity of external islands of the Gulf of Finland was studied during a complex expedition that took place within the framework of the program "My Region" in...
Possibilities of remediation of neutral mine drainage - Removal and recovery of potentially hazardous elementsReview
Veronika Prepilková, Juraj Poništ, Marián Schwarz, Dagmar Samešová
Soil & Water Res., 2022, 17(4):251-267 | DOI: 10.17221/7/2022-SWR
Mine water is one of the factors threatening the environment. The aim of the review article is to discuss and critically evaluate individual strategies for the remediation of neutral mine water. A critical evaluation is an essential tool to determine an appropriate remediation strategy. A wetland system is the preferred method of metal removal. However, the disadvantage is that it takes up more space compared to other methods and has a lower metal removal efficiency compared to active metal removal methods. When creating a suitable strategy, it is also necessary to assess the conditions of the mining site, which partially or completely prevent the...