HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Miyamoto, S. Articles by Renthal, J. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Miyamoto, S. Articles by Renthal, J. Agricola Articles by Miyamoto, S. Articles by Renthal, J.

Determining the Acid-Titratable Basicity of Calcareous Soils¹

ABSTRACT

The measured value of acid-titratable basicity (ATB) or "alkaline earth carbonate from acid neutralization" decreases with increasing soil/solution ratio or the increasing concentration, C, of excess acid. The ATB is almost independent of C, however, in the range of 0.1 to 0.3N acid remaining after neutralization with 0.5N HCl. In coarse-textured soils, the ATB extrapolated to C = 0 is reasonably close to the soil's carbonate content.

¹ Contribution from the Dep. of Soils, Water, and Engineering, Univ. of Arizona Tucson 85721. Supported in part by Rockefeller Foundation Grant 70073.

² Research Associate, Associate Professor, and Graduate Assistant, respectively.

Received for publication August 23, 1972. Accepted for publication March 16, 1973.