A single-extraction method using silver-thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective CEC in soils with variable charges

The use of a single extraction with dilute unbuffered silver-thiourea (AgTU) solution (0.01 M Ag+) for measuring exchangeable cations and the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soils was compared with the conventional effective CEC method, which used N NH4OAc displacement for exchangeable “bases” (Ca...

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Autores principales: Pleysier, J.L., Juo, A.S.R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1980
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176729
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author Pleysier, J.L.
Juo, A.S.R.
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description The use of a single extraction with dilute unbuffered silver-thiourea (AgTU) solution (0.01 M Ag+) for measuring exchangeable cations and the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soils was compared with the conventional effective CEC method, which used N NH4OAc displacement for exchangeable “bases” (Ca, Mg, K, Na) and N KCI extraction for exchange acidity (Al + H). Fifty-seven selected surface and lower B horizon samples of Alfisols, Ultisols, and Oxisols with low-activity clays derived from a wide range of parent materials were used. The two extraction methods gave essentially the same CEC values for all soils studied (R2 = 0.92). Good agreements were also obtained between the dilute AgTU-extractable bases (Ca, Mg, K, Na) and N NH4OAc-extractable bases. The dilute AgTU extraction gave slightly larger values of exchange acidity (Al + H) than the N KCl extraction for most soils. The single-extraction method using unbuffered Ag-thiourea is suitable for rapid, routine measurements of effective CEC and exchangeable cations for soils dominating in variable-charge colloids.
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spelling CGSpace1767292025-11-11T10:00:55Z A single-extraction method using silver-thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective CEC in soils with variable charges Pleysier, J.L. Juo, A.S.R. thiourea cation exchange capacity extraction ion exchange analytical methods The use of a single extraction with dilute unbuffered silver-thiourea (AgTU) solution (0.01 M Ag+) for measuring exchangeable cations and the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soils was compared with the conventional effective CEC method, which used N NH4OAc displacement for exchangeable “bases” (Ca, Mg, K, Na) and N KCI extraction for exchange acidity (Al + H). Fifty-seven selected surface and lower B horizon samples of Alfisols, Ultisols, and Oxisols with low-activity clays derived from a wide range of parent materials were used. The two extraction methods gave essentially the same CEC values for all soils studied (R2 = 0.92). Good agreements were also obtained between the dilute AgTU-extractable bases (Ca, Mg, K, Na) and N NH4OAc-extractable bases. The dilute AgTU extraction gave slightly larger values of exchange acidity (Al + H) than the N KCl extraction for most soils. The single-extraction method using unbuffered Ag-thiourea is suitable for rapid, routine measurements of effective CEC and exchangeable cations for soils dominating in variable-charge colloids. 1980-04 2025-09-30T10:52:55Z 2025-09-30T10:52:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176729 en Limited Access application/pdf Pleysier, J. L., & Juo, A. S. R. (1980). A single-extraction method using silver-thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective CEC in soils with variable charges. Soil Science, 129, (4), 205-211.
spellingShingle thiourea
cation exchange capacity
extraction
ion exchange
analytical methods
Pleysier, J.L.
Juo, A.S.R.
A single-extraction method using silver-thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective CEC in soils with variable charges
title A single-extraction method using silver-thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective CEC in soils with variable charges
title_full A single-extraction method using silver-thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective CEC in soils with variable charges
title_fullStr A single-extraction method using silver-thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective CEC in soils with variable charges
title_full_unstemmed A single-extraction method using silver-thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective CEC in soils with variable charges
title_short A single-extraction method using silver-thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective CEC in soils with variable charges
title_sort single extraction method using silver thiourea for measuring exchangeable cations and effective cec in soils with variable charges
topic thiourea
cation exchange capacity
extraction
ion exchange
analytical methods
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176729
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