Abstract: The objective of this study was to compare the results of calcimetric and dry combustion methods for quantitative estimation of soil total inorganic carbon (TIC). To this aim, 117 soil samples from three localities in the Mediterranean area (one in Spain and two in Southern Italy), representing a wide range of total inorganic carbon contents (ranging from 1.9 to 54 g 100 g−1), were collected. TIC (expressed as CaCO3) was quantified using the volumetric calcimeter method, as reference, and dry combustion in order to find an accurate and rapid ...
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Topics: 
Soil science
Mineralogy
Environmental chemistry