The effects of F on the chemical components of soils were examined by equilibrating 0.0 to 2.5 mMNaF solutions with ten soils for 24 h. The solutions were then analyzed for total F, Al, Fe, Mn, Ca, Mg, K, Na, Cu, Zn, Ni, Cd, Cr, P, Si, N03, NH3, organic C, SO4, free F, and pH. The computer equilibrium program CHEMSPEC was used to calculate ion speciation in solution.