Sulphur speciation and biogeochemical cycling in long-term arable cropping of subtropical soils: Evidence from wet-chemical reduction and S K-edge XANES spectroscopy

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 621-634

  Solomon, D ^a   Lehmann, J ^a   Lobe, I ^b   Martinez, C E ^c   Tveitnes, S ^d   Du Preez, C C ^e   Amelung, W ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR;

EID: 28244486795     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2005.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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