Resumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da força iônica na adsorção de Cd em amostras de 17 Latossolos (horizonte A) de diversas regiões geográficas do Brasil. A reação dos solos com 0,167 mmol L houve correlação com a matéria orgânica e área superficial específica. O Cd não é retido por sítios de adsorção específica, sendo potencialmente biodisponível nesses Latossolos.Termos para indexação: sorção do solo, contaminação química, poluente, elementos-traço.
Effect of ionic strength of the equilibrium solution upon cadmium adsorption in Brazilian OxisolsAbstract -The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of ionic strength upon Cd adsorption in samples of 17 Brazilian Oxisols. The reaction of the soil samples with 0.167 mmol L , respectively. In the lowest ionic strength, the adsorbed Cd fraction correlated positively with soil properties such as specific surface area, clay, organic matter, kaolinite and hematite content, ammonium oxalate-, DCB-, and sulfuric acid digestion-Fe, as well as sulfuric acid digestion-Al. For the ionic strength of 150 mmol L -1 , there was not correlation between the adsorbed Cd fraction and the attributes of the soils, while in 450 mmol L -1 there was correlation with the organic matter and specific surface area. The Cd is not adsorbed by outersphere complex, and is potentiality bioavailable in those Oxisols.