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The absorption of certain radicals by leaves in varying stages of decay, and the effect of leaves on the absorption of these radicals by a soil

The subject of soil absorption is an old one, dating back to before 1850. The nature of soil absorption has been, and still is, a puzzle, in spite of the vast amount of work that has been done in the last few years. Two theories have been held as the cause of the absorption. The first is that the absorption is chemical, the compounds being changed into insoluble ones by double decomposition. The second is that the salts or radicals are physically held, that is, adsorbed by the soil particles. These theories have been held separately and combined.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UMASS/oai:scholarworks.umass.edu:theses-2356
Date01 January 1914
CreatorsNoyes, Harry Alfred
PublisherScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
Source SetsUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceMasters Theses 1911 - February 2014

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