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Identification of Reaction Products from Phosphate Fertilizers in Soils
Author(s) -
Lindsay W. L.,
Frazier A. W.,
Stephenson H. F.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1962.03615995002600050013x
Subject(s) - soil water , dissolution , phosphate , precipitation , fertilizer , petrography , chemistry , environmental chemistry , mineralogy , phosphate fertilizer , phosphorite , environmental science , soil science , organic chemistry , physics , meteorology
Approximately 30 crystalline phosphate compounds, in addition to colloidal precipitates of variable composition, were identified as reaction products following the addition of various fertilizer solutions to soils and soil constitutents. The identifications were made by means of X‐ray, petrographic, and chemical analyses. The findings help to clarify the mechanism of phosphate reactions in soils, which includes the dissolution of fertilizer and soil constituents and the precipitation of new products.