Characterization of organic matter in soils by thermochemolysis using tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH)

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 583-589

  Chefetz, Benny ^a   Chen, Yona ^b   Clapp, C Edward ^c   Hatcher, Patrick G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Food Environ Q   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CULTIVATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS;

TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; THERMOCHEMOLYSIS;

SOILS;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034163929     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2000.642583x     Document Type: Article

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