Reducing conditions (WRB)
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Reducing conditions is one of the diagnostic properties used, in the WRB system, to discriminate some soils from others.
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Description
The term "Reducing conditions" (from Latin reducere) refers to...
Criteria
Reducing conditions show one or more of the following :
- a negative logarithm of the hydrogen partial pressure (rH) of less than 20
or :
- the presence of free Fe2+, as shown on a freshly broken and smoothed surface of a field-wet soil by the appearance of a strong red colour after wetting it with a 0.2-percent α,α, dipyridyl solution in 10-percent acetic acid[1]
or :
- the presence of iron sulphide
or :
- the presence of methane
RSG in which reducing conditions can be observed
See also
- The FAO reference text, (2007 version)
Notes
- ↑ This test may not give the strong red colour in soil materials with a neutral or alkaline soil reaction