In the last decades, increasing amounts of industrial residues have been deposited in the soil in either a planned way, or accidentally. The objective of this work is to evaluate the impact of the application of a high dose of organic residues (Biossolid - Bs and Sludge - Sd) produced by a pharmochemical industry on the contamination of spring waters. Therefore, an experiment was set up in PVC columns of 20 x 120 cm (diameter x height) in a factorial design 2 x 2 x 2+ 2 with, 2 soils (NVdf and PVd), 2 residues (Bs and Sd), 2 forms of application of 1 million L ha-1 (incorporated and on surface), and a control for each soil. In each column, ten water applications were performed corresponding to 120% of the water column holding capacity; the leached water was collected to evaluate its chemical attributes. EC of the leached water presented a decrease from 1st to the 2nd water application, and the pH increased until the fourth water application. The appraised ions presented different behaviors; those that form outer sphere complex (N O3-, Cl-, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Na+) had fast leaching. The nutrients that form inner sphere complex behaved differently, and PO4(3-) presented low leaching, while K+ leached less than the control and SO4(2-) leached more after the 3rd water application.
soil columns; biosolid; sludge
