Soil mass and grind size used for sample homogenization strongly affect permanganate-oxidizable carbon (POXC) values, with implications for its use as a national soil health indicator

Autor: Candiss O. Williams, Richard P. Dick, Mirjam M. Pulleman, Rachel Creamer, Rich Ferguson, Skye Wills, Andrew J. Margenot, Diane G. Hooper
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Geoderma 383 (2021)
Geoderma, 383
ISSN: 0016-7061
Popis: Highlights • We quantified methodological effects on POXC values for a diverse set of soils across the USA. • No single soil mass × grind size combination provided POXC results within the method’s quantitation limits for all soils studied. • Soil mass and mesh size had a marked effect on POXC values. • The POXC method falls short as an analytical method for measuring a well-defined C pool. • Implications for the use of POXC as a national soil health monitoring are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE