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Acid Sulphate Soils: a Baseline for Research and Development Acid sulphate soils: a baseline for research and development To Jim Brockliss, who first showed me how mangrove swamp can be reclaimed, and to Alex Macrae, who showedme that it neednot be. I Acid sulphate soils: a baseline for I research and development David Dent Publication 39 International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement/ILRI P.O. Box 45,6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands 1986. About the author: David Dent (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D) is lecturer in soil science at the University of East Anglia. He has more than twenty years experience as a soil surveyor, research scientist, and consultant on land evaluation and land use planning in Europe, the Middle East, West Africa, South East Asia, and New Zealand. His publications include Environmental Chemistry and Soil Survey and Land Evalua- tion. He is co-founder and editor of the international journal Soil Survey and Land Evalua- t ion. 0International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement ILRI, Wageningen, The Netherlands 1986. This book or any part there of must not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ILRI. ISBN 90 70260 980 Printed in The Netherlands. Foreword Acid sulphate soils suffer extreme acidity as a result of oxidation of pyrite. Often they are also unripe; sometimes also saline. Some occur naturally but most have developed as a result of drainage of previously waterlogged coastal alluvium and peat. Acid sulphate soils pose a range of problems for communities dependent on the reclaimed land - including low crop yields, a restricted range of alternative uses, soil engineering hazards, water pollution, and other environmental risks. These difficulties are not always anticipated, or recognised when they occur, or tackled with up-to-date information. There is a fund of expertise on the causes of, and the solutions to, the problems of these severely acid soils. Drawing together this information will be of benefit to many people, especially in the developing countries of the tropics. A range of people have to deal with acid sulphate soils: Farmers face the difficulties at the most basic level. They see symptoms in the crops, and in drainage and floodwaters; they suffer most keenly the consequences of low yields or crop failure; and they must adopt ameliorative or preventative management practices to make a reasonable living. Agricultural and forestry advisory staffn most cases these are the people who must diagnose the problems in the field and instruct land users in the techniques for control- ling these problems. They need practical guidelines for the identification of acid sul- phate soils - guidelines that are appropriate to local conditions. Civil engineers must cope with a unique combination of corrosion by acidity, salt, and reducing conditions, and with the difficulties of design and construction of earth- works, roads, and drainage systems in unripe materials. Planning agencies. Economists and planners working on land development projects must be informed about the likelihood of acid sulphate soils occurring in coastal low- lands. They need to know about the agricultural and engineering hazards, and also about the damaging environmental and social impact of the reclamation and develop- ment of extensive areas of acid sulphate soils. They need to know what kind of soils information to ask for, and how to use this information in their economic modelling. Politicians, investors, and international development agencies need to know what problems exist, where they are likely to arise, their possible magnitude, and how they may affect the success of land development. Such decision-makers need to be aware of soil variability - the likelihood of good soils in some places and difficult soils else- where, possibly in adjacent areas. They should also be aware of the potential role of specialists in soil survey and land evaluation and the ongoing role of these specialists in the management of the land. They need to know the different costs and likely returns on investment in areas of different soils and different soil patterns, the time scale in- volved in the development and amelioration of difficult soils, and the benefits of not developing land that has severe soil problems. They need guidance on the development procedure that should be adopted, the decisions that need to be taken at the highest level, and the scientific work that is required to ensure the success of land reclamation and development projects. Soil specialists need an authoritative and up-to-date technical reference for applica- tion in land reclamation and development projects, and as a platform for further re- search. It is obvious that there is a need for communication between all these people. Indeed, one of the recommendations of the Symposium on Acid Sulphate Soils held at Bang- kok in 1981 was that the available knowledge on acid sulphate soils be published in a brief and easily understandable form. The International Institute for Land Reclama- tion and Improvement (ILRI) acted upon this recommendation and invited David Dent to write the book. He accepted the challenge and held consultations with many colleagues in ILRI, the Department of Soil Science and Geology of the University of Agriculture in Wageningen, and elsewhere. This book is the result of this joint effort. Clearly, the need for communication between the wide range of people who have to deal with acid sulphate soils cannot be met by any one publication. To meet the needs of the widest possible range of readers, however, the book is written in discrete sections, each of interest to a particular group. Following a wide-ranging introduction, the book reviews the processes responsible for acid sulphate soils, methods of identifi- cation and mapping, agronomic, engineering, and environmental problems, and man- agement experience. Where principles are well established and easily accessible else- where a condensed treatment has been possible, as in the case of soil chemistry; where information is scattered or still in embryo, more extended treatment has been needed. The further important aims of the book are to establish a useful, widely-understood terminology and to provide ground rules for management within the framework of alternative management strategies and contrasting physical environments. David Dent presents a series of recommendations to those who are in a position to influence the course of land development and research. These provide a strategy for land reclamation and conservation that has been developed through consultation and detailed study. These recommendations are placed at the beginning of the book so that readers cannot miss them. Their substance is further developed in the subse- quent sections. I would like to express the satisfaction I feel with the issue of this book. I want to thank everyone involved, and I include not only the author, David Dent, who has done a splendid job, but also the staff of the Department of Soil Science and Geology of the University of Agriculture in Wageningen, who contributed much to this under- taking:It is my fervent hope that this book will truly help towards a better understand- ing of the problems we are facing when reclaiming coastal lands with potential acid sulphate soils or combatting the problems of acid sulphate soils that have already developed. Dr. Ir. J.A.H. Hendriks Director, ILRI Contents Foreword Acknowledgements 13 List of plates 14 List of figures 16 List of tables 18 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION AND TARGETS FOR RESEARCH 19 1 FUNDAMENTALPROPERTIES OF ACID SULPHATE SOILS 22 1.1 Significance of the problem 22 I .2 Identification of acid sulphate soils in the field 24 1.3 The natural environment of acid sulphate soils 25 1.3.1 Accumulation of pyrite 25 1.3.2 Neutralising capacity 26 1.3.3 Potential acid sulphate environments 26 1.3.4 Development of acid sulphate soils following drainage 29 1.3.5 The fate of acidity 30 1.4 Agronomic problems 31 1.4.1 Conditions of plant growth 31 1.4.2 Toxicities 31 - Aluminium 31 - Iron 32 - Hydrogen sulphide 32 - Carbon dioxide and organic acids 34 1.4.3 Salinity 34 1.4.4 Nutrient deficiencies 35 1.4.5 Arrested soil ripening 35 1.5 Engineering problems 36 1.5.1 Corrosion 36 1.5.2 Unripe soils 36 1.5.3. Blockage of drains by ochre 37 1.6 Environmental problems 37 1.6.1 Environmental impact 37 1.6.2 Loss of habitat 38 1.6.3 Loss of amenity 38 1.6.4 Sedimentation and erosion 38 1.6.5 Pollution 38 1.6.6 Disease 39 1.7 Economic and social implications 39 2 MANAGEMENT 43 2.1 Alternative management strategies 43 2.2 Avoidance of development 44 2.3 Flooded rice cGltivation 44 2.3.1 Tidal rice 44 2.3.2 Seasonally-flooded rice . 45 2.3.3 Reclamation by intensive shallow drainage 46 2.4 Rain-fed rice cultivation 47 2.4.1 Rainwater polders, Guinea Bissau 48 2.5 Controlled high watertable management for perennial crops 49 49 2.5.1 Oil palm ' 2.5.2 Grassland 50 2.6 Total reclamation 52 2.6.1 Drainage and leaching 53 2.6.2 Saltwater leaching 54 2.6.3 Crop response to lime and fertilizer 55 - Rice 55 - Dryland crops 57 - Treecrops 58 - Tropical crops 59 - Temperate crops 59 2.6.4 Irrigation 59 2.6.5 Drainage problems 60 2.7 Non-agricultural uses 61 2.7.1 Urban and industrial development 61 2.7.2 Salt pans 61 2.7.3 Fish ponds 61 2.8 Engineering 64 2.8.1 Corrosion of structural materials 64 - Avoidance 64 - Tolerance 64 - Sacrifice 65 - Insulation 65 - Inhibition 65 2.8.2 Earthworks 65 - Siting of dikes 65 - Materials available for dike construction 66 - Design 68 2.8.3 Access roads 71 2.8.4 Drainage 72 3 CHEMICALAND
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