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Sand Mixing Improved Chloroform Fumigation Efficiency in the Determination of Microbial Biomass Carbon of Water-Saturated Soils

Se-In LeeDepartment of Rural and Biosystems Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Sang-Sun LimDepartment of Rural and Biosystems Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of KoreaView further author information
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Jin-Hyeob KwakDepartment of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaView further author information
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Woo-Jung ChoiDepartment of Rural and Biosystems Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Miwa MatsushimaGraduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-Ken, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 271-276 | Received 20 May 2014, Accepted 01 Jun 2014, Published online: 08 Jan 2015

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