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I.S. EN ISO 14240-2:2011

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SOIL QUALITY - DETERMINATION OF SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS - PART 2: FUMIGATION-EXTRACTION METHOD
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Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2011

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definition
4 Principle
5 Materials and reagents
6 Apparatus
7 Fumigation and extraction
8 Determination of carbon in the extracts
9 Precision
Annex A (normative) - Measurement of water-holding
        capacity of soil
Annex B (informative) - Estimation of soil microbial
        biomass in soils containing large amounts of
        living roots - Pre-extraction procedure
Annex C (informative) - Results of an interlaboratory
        trial
Annex D (informative) - Bibliography

Describes a method for the estimation of microbial biomass of soils by measurement of total extractable organic biomass material mainly from freshly killed microorganisms.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
27
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN ISO 14240-2:2011 Identical
ISO 14240-2:1997 Identical

ISO 10381-6:2009 Soil quality Sampling Part 6: Guidance on the collection, handling and storage of soil under aerobic conditions for the assessment of microbiological processes, biomass and diversity in the laboratory
ISO 11274:1998 Soil quality Determination of the water-retention characteristic Laboratory methods
ISO 10390:2005 Soil quality Determination of pH
ISO 10694:1995 Soil quality Determination of organic and total carbon after dry combustion (elementary analysis)

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