Laboratory studies on the effect of adsorbed microbial extracellular polymeric substances on the acidity of selected variable‐charge soils

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) secreted by rhizobacteria are ubiquitous in the environment and can enhance the negative charge of variable‐charge soils. Soil negative charge is directly related to pH buffering capacity (pHBC); it is essential to examine the effect of EPS on soil acidity and pHBC. We investigated the effect of adsorbed EPS on the acidification of five variable‐charge soils in China, which were subjected to different...