Open AccessStudy Concerning the Possibility of Gamma-Spectroscopy Method to Determine the Total Potassium in Soils
Author(s) -
Tamara Leah,
Zoia Lozovaia
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemistry journal of moldova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2345-1688
pISSN - 1857-1727
DOI - 10.19261/cjm.2011.06(2).12
Subject(s) - chemistry , potassium , soil water , isotope , radiochemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , environmental chemistry , soil science , environmental science , nuclear physics , organic chemistry , physics
It was proved the possibility of determination the total potassium in soils by gamma-spectroscopic method with subsequent calculation of total potassium content in according to value of 40K isotope (expressed in Becquerel, Bq), using the formula: К2О, % = С . А, where: C – conversion coefficient, A – activity of isotope 40K in soil, Bq/kg. Conversion coefficient for chernozems of Moldova – C=0,00337.