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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17982
Title: Some Aspects of Ammonia Fixation by Peat
Authors: Hofstetter, Ronald
Advisor: Radforth, N. W.
Department: Biology
Keywords: peat samples, hummocks, hollows, bog, surface topography, ash alkalinity, Kjeldahl nitrogen, ammonication, ammonia-air mixure, heterogenous
Publication Date: Oct-1964
Abstract: Examination of peat samples collected from hummocks and hollows within a confined bog reveals that peat collected from different locations, designated by surface topography, vary in ash content, ash alkalinity, initial Kjeldahl nitrogen content, and fixed and total nitrogen after ammoniation with an ammonia-air mixture. The values of these properties have shown hummocks and hollows to be true entities having characteristic ranges of certain properties. The results have shown that, although peat is heterogenous with respect to certain properties, use can still be made of determined values if ranges of these values are recognized and utilized. Misinterpretations and meaninglessness of results are possible if this is not done.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17982
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