A COMPARISON OF DRY AND WET ASHING METHODS FOR THE ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF PEAT
- 30 April 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Soil Science
- Vol. 68 (2) , 443-447
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjss88-041
Abstract
Peat samples were digested by dry and wet ashing for analysis by inductively coupled plasma spectrometry (ICP-AES). Results were comparable for Ca, Mg, Fe, K, Mn and P. Values for Zn, S, Cu, Ti, Na and Pb were consistently higher by wet ashing. Dry ashing gave much higher values for Al and Ni than wet ashing. Key words: Elements, wet ashing, dry ashing, peat, ICP-AESThis publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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