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Respiration Studies on Soil Treated with Some Hydrocarbons
Author(s) -
Dobson Ann L.,
Wilson H. A.
Publication year - 1964
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/sssaj1964.03615995002800040025x
Subject(s) - respiration , kerosene , soil respiration , hydrocarbon , soil water , mineral oil , environmental science , respiration rate , environmental chemistry , chemistry , soil science , agronomy , botany , biology , organic chemistry
Respiration studies, as measured by the uptake of O 2 , were made upon oil‐free and oil‐impregnated soils. A modified Haldane apparatus was used. Composite soil samples of oil‐impregnated soil obtained around oil wells showed greater biological activity than samples of oil‐free soil. The respiration rate was greater, however, in oil‐free soil cores than with oil‐impregnated soil cores. Crude oil, kerosene, and mineral oil were added at 2, 10, and 20% on a volume‐weight basis levels to a soil. Each percentage addition resulted in its own biological activity pattern but in general the trends were similar. In all cases, the soil with added hydrocarbon had a greater respiration rate than the untreated soil.