Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry for the analysis of soil extracts prepared on ion-exchange resins

Abstract

The determination, by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, of plant-available nutrients extracted from soil samples using a mixed-cation and an ion-exchange resin procedure is discussed. The advantages of the technique for the routine multi-element analysis of large numbers of soil samples, which can display a wide range of concentrations of constituent elements, are also discussed.