Improving the Berthelot reaction for determining ammonium in soil extracts and water

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 473-480

  Rhine, E D ^a   Sims, G K ^b   Mulvaney, R L ^a   Pratt, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; IMPURITIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

SOIL EXTRACTS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0032030250     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200020026x     Document Type: Article

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