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Application of Spin Counting to the Solid-State ³¹P NMR Analysis of Pasture Soils with Varying Phosphorus Content

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Univ. of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005

^* Corresponding author (warwick.dougherty{at}adelaide.edu.au)

Solid-state ³¹P NMR spectroscopy has the potential to identify forms of soil P without the need for extractions or pretreatment. We used both cross polarization (CP) and direct polarization or Bloch Decay (DP) solid-state ³¹P NMR to examine the forms of P in a set of soil samples that vary widely in their total P contents and proportions of organic and inorganic P. Using the technique of spin counting, we found that the ³¹P NMR observability (P_obs) of P in our soils was poor. Average P_obs was 9% by CP and 22% by DP. We attributed the poor observability to paramagnetic iron in close association with both organic and inorganic P. Using a series of selective extractions, we assigned the broad resonances of whole soil ³¹P NMR spectra to organic P and prominent, sharp resonances to inorganic P. Pretreatment of soils with HF, as commonly used in ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR analyses, resulted in P_obs of >70% by both CP and DP. However, organic P recovery in this fraction was poor. Our findings highlight the risks of trying to quantify different P types by integrating NMR spectra without taking into the account possible differences in their NMR sensitivity. Furthermore, we believe that significant improvements in the information garnered from solid-state ³¹P NMR analysis of soil will come not from improving resolution—there are fundamental limitations here—but in using information contained in nonfrequency parameters, such as observability, chemical shift anisotropy, and relaxation rates.

Abbreviations: CP, cross polarization • CSA, chemical shift anisotropy • DP, direct polarization or Bloch Decay • EC, electrical conductivity • ICP–AES, inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectrometry • MAS, magic angle spinning • OC, organic carbon • P_obs, percentage of sample phosphorus observable by spin counting using ³¹P NMR • SSB, spinning side band

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