An evaluation of the methods of measurement of dissolved organic carbon in soils, manures, sludges, and stream water

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 13-14, 1996, Pages 2723-2737

  Bolan, N S ^a   Baskaran, S ^b   Thiagarajan, S ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOC; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; PH; WASTE;

EID: 0029659852     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629609369735     Document Type: Article

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