Persulfate digestion and simultaneous colorimetric analysis of carbon and nitrogen in soil extracts

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 669-676

  Doyle, Allen ^a   Weintraub, Michael N ^a   Schimel, Joshua P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; SULFATE MINERALS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC)]; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS (FIA);

SOIL TESTING;

COLORIMETRY; DIGESTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 1542321020     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.6690     Document Type: Article

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