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Determination of sulphide in water-logged soils

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A digestion-absorption train is described for the determination of sulphide in water-logged soils. The soil sample is treated with hydrochloric acid and the hydrogen sulphide evolved is swept by means of carbon dioxide into an absorption tube containing zinc acetate-sodium acetate solution. The precipitated sulphide is then determined absorptiometrically after development of the methylene blue colour.

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  1. Chemistry Department, Imperial College of Science and Technology, S.W.7, London

    I. A. Chaudhry & A. H. Cornfield

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  1. I. A. Chaudhry
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Chaudhry, I.A., Cornfield, A.H. Determination of sulphide in water-logged soils. Plant Soil 25, 474–478 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01394473

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