Organic carbon characteristics in density fractions of soils with contrasting mineralogies

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 218, Issue , 2017, Pages 215-236

  Yeasmin, Sabina ^a   Singh, Balwant ^a   Johnston, Cliff T ^b   Sparks, Donald L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrofluoric acid treatment; Infrared spectroscopy; Mineral associated organic matter; Particulate organic matter; Sodium hypochloride oxidation; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TYPE;

EID: 85029813730     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.09.007     Document Type: Article

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