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A rapid copper acetate method for the determination of the base‐exchange capacity of soils
Author(s) -
Cornfield A. H.
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740030902
Subject(s) - ammonium acetate , reagent , chemistry , soil water , copper , acetic acid , base (topology) , cation exchange capacity , ammonium , fraction (chemistry) , environmental chemistry , calcareous soils , chromatography , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , soil science , environmental science , mathematics , mathematical analysis , high performance liquid chromatography
A rapid method for determining the base‐exchange capacity of soils is described, using a cupric acetate‐acetic acid reagent. The method is applicable to unsaturated and calcareous soils; it gives results very similar to those obtained by the ammonium acetate method, and takes only a fraction of the time.