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DETERMINATION OF ORGANIC CARBON IN SOIL
Author(s) -
BREMNER J. M.,
JENKINSON D. S.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 0022-4588
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1960.tb01094.x
Subject(s) - carbonization , humus , charcoal , soil carbon , carbon fibers , environmental chemistry , environmental science , coal , total organic carbon , graphite , materials science , chemistry , soil science , organic chemistry , soil water , adsorption , composite material , composite number
Summary A variable, and often substantial, amount of the carbon in carbonized materials, such as coal, charcoal, and graphite, is oxidized when these materials are treated with acid dichromate under conditions used in determining soil organic carbon. It is concluded that these methods cannot be used to detect carbonized materials in soil or to discriminate between carbon in carbonized materials and carbon in soil humus.