Alternative Methods for Measuring Inorganic, Organic, and Total Dissolved Nitrogen in Soil

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作者
Hood-Nowotny, Rebecca [1 ]
Hinko-Najera Umana, Nina [2 ]
Inselbacher, Erich [3 ]
Oswald-Lachouani, Petra [1 ]
Wanek, Wolfgang [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Vienna, Dep Chem Ecol Ecosyst Res, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
[2] Univ Melbourne, Dep Forest & Ecosyst Sci, Creswick, Vic 3363, Australia
[3] Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Dep Forest Ecol & Management, SE-90183 Umea, Sweden
关键词
MICROSCALE DETERMINATION; CHLOROFORM FUMIGATION; PERSULFATE OXIDATION; NITRIC-OXIDE; CARBON; NITRATE; EXTRACTION; AMMONIUM; BACTERIA; RELEASE;
D O I
10.2136/sssaj2009.0389
中图分类号
S15 [土壤学];
学科分类号
0903 ; 090301 ;
摘要
There are numerous methods for measuring inorganic, dissolved organic, and microbial N in soils, although many of these are complex or require expensive equipment. We have modified methods for the measurement of NH4+, NO3-, total dissolved N (TDN), and soil microbial biomass N (SMBN) in soils. The methods are based on a microtiter plate format and are rapid and simple to perform. Ammonium is quantified by a colorimetric method based on the Berthelot reaction. Total dissolved N and SMBN (by CH3Cl fumigation-extraction) are quantified as NO3- after alkaline persulfate oxidation. Nitrate is estimated directly or after persulfate oxidation by reduction of NO3- to NO2- by VCl3 and subsequent colorimetric determination of NO2- by acidic Griess reaction. The new suite of methods was compared with conventional methods such as high-performance anion-exchange chromatography for NO3- and high-temperature catalytic oxidation for TDN. Our methods produced comparable detection limits, linearities, and precisions compared with the conventional methods. Limits of quantification were 7 mu g NH4+-N L-1, 55 mu g NO3+-N L-1, and 0.275 mg TDN L-1. The accuracy of the proposed methods was excellent, with recoveries of added NH4+, NO3-, and glycine ranging between 96 and 99%. Linearities of the respective calibrations were high (R-2 > 0.99), and precisions for NH4+ (CV = 2.1%), NO3- (CV = 3.5%), and TDN (CV = 3.9%) were comparable to the reference methods. The simplicity, rapidity, and low cost of the proposed methods therefore allow an expansion of the scope and range of N cycle studies where sophisticated instrumentation is not available.
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页码:1018 / 1027
页数:10
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