steve%revolver@gatech.edu (08/11/89)
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I have a question that some of you may have the expertise to answer
for me. Can anyone give me a range of elemental composition for common
surface soils, especially those that are relatively high in carbon. I
mean here untreated soils, i.e. soils that do not have fertilizers applied
to them artificially.
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In article <1449@hydra.gatech.EDU> steve%revolver@gatech.edu writes: >NOTE: Followups to this message have been directed to sci.bio > > I have a question that some of you may have the expertise to answer >for me. Can anyone give me a range of elemental composition for common >surface soils, especially those that are relatively high in carbon. I >mean here untreated soils, i.e. soils that do not have fertilizers applied >to them artificially. > Soil (dirt) is different stuff EVERYWHERE (move an inch or two in any direction or depth and get completely different analytical results)- its the ORIGINAL inhomogeneous sample! But you might want to take a look at "Chemical Equilibria in Soils" by W.L. Lindsay, John Wiley and Sons, NY. You will find most elements at some concentration in surface soil- O, Al, Fe, Cr, Si, Pb, Mn, Ca, Na, K, H, Cu, ... Check texts on "enviroinmental" geology as well for tables of elemnetal abundances.