Phosphorus speciation of forest-soil organic surface layers using P K-edge XANES spectroscopy

Jörg Prietzel, Jürgen Thieme, David Paterson

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Abstract

The phosphorus (P) speciation of organic surface layers from two adjacent German forest soils with different degree of water-logging (Stagnosol, Rheic Histosol) was analyzed by P K-edge XANES and subsequent Linear Combination Fitting. In both soils, ≈ 70% of the P was inorganic phosphate and ≈ 30% organic phosphate; reduced P forms such as phosphonate were absent. The increased degree of water-logging in the Histosol compared to the Stagnosol did not affect P speciation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)805-807
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
Volume173
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2010

Keywords

  • Forest floor
  • Groundwater influence
  • P speciation
  • Synchrotron-based spectroscopy
  • X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Spectroscopy

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