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Direct Determination of Organic Carbon by Dry Combustion in Soils with Carbonates

Carolina Santi Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, CNR, Sezione di Dinamica del Suolo, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Giacomo Certini Dipartimento di Scienza del Suolo e Nutrizione della Pianta, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Luigi P. D'Acqui Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, CNR, Sezione di Dinamica del Suolo, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Pages 155-162 | Received 19 Mar 2004, Accepted 27 Apr 2005, Published online: 20 Aug 2006

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