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A simple apparatus for measuring the oxygen uptake of soils

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1) The principle of the Haldane respirometer has been used in the measurement of O2-uptake by soils.

2) Results obtained with the apparatus described are presented and discussed.

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  1. H. Lees

    Present address: the Biochemistry Department, Aberdeen University, Scotland

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  1. Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, St. Augustine, Trinidad, B.W.I.

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Lees, H. A simple apparatus for measuring the oxygen uptake of soils. Plant Soil 2, 123–128 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01344149

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