“…1). With a decrease in pH, the Cu concentration in soil solution increases, due to increased competition between Cu and protons for adsorption to the soil solid phase (Fest, Temminghoff, Griffioen, & Van Riemsdijk, 2005;Salam & Helmke, 1998;Weng, Temminghoff, & van Riemsdijk, 2001). Although pH decreased significantly, some carbonates were still present in the S-H treatment on day 119 (Table 6), due to slow dissolution kinetics.…”