How much ammonium to nitrate conversion has observed and how much nitrification percentage inhbited in response to application of nitrification inhibitors?
Hi Muhammad,
There is a method that has been used to look at the potential inhibition of nitrification from environmental pollutants - it is based in a substrate induced nitrification (ie nitrification potential), so rates would be higher than in normal soil with limiting concentrations of ammonium, but may give you an idea of incubation conditions etc- see reference below.
Regards
Andrew
Broos, K., Warne, M. St. J., Heemsbergen, D.A., Stevens, D., Barnes, M.B., Correll, R.L. and. Mclaughlin, M.J. 2007a. Soil factors controlling the toxicity of copper and zinc to microbial processes in Australian soils. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry:26, 583-590.
Broos, K., Macdonald, L.M., Warne, M. St. J., Heemsbergen, D.A., Barnes, M.B., Bell, M. and. Mclaughlin, M.J. 2007b. Limitations of soil microbial biomass carbon as an indicator of soil pollution in the field. Soil Biology and Biochemistry: 39: 2693-2695.
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Instrumentation Engineering
- Instruments