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A Rapid Method of Determining the Total Carbon Content of Soils Using Perchloric Acid
Author(s) -
Plice M. J.,
Lunin Jesse
Publication year - 1941
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1941.00021962003300090013x
Subject(s) - perchloric acid , soil water , citation , agriculture , carbon fibers , content (measure theory) , mathematics , computer science , library science , environmental science , soil science , chemistry , geography , algorithm , archaeology , organic chemistry , composite number , mathematical analysis
RESENT-DAY determinations of soil organic matter are acP complished mainly by the wet combustion method, involving the reduction of chromic aci.d. A much less frequently used method is the combustion or ignition method, involving the use of a gas or electric combustion chamber. The latter method is the more accurate, but combustion furnaces are expensive and many laboratories can I O 3 9 8 1