Abstract

In a recent cooperative study, in which four laboratories participated, organic matter in a large number of Canadian soil samples was characterized by relatively simple methods. As result of this work we are proposing a procedure for the extraction, separation and characterization of soil organic matter. The procedure includes determinations of organic C and total N in initial soils, followed by the isolation from the soils of humic and fulvic acids. Total C and N and E4/E6 ratios are then determined in the latter fractions. From these data, proportions of extractable soil-C and soil-N and HA/FA ratios are computed.

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