ISO 14240-2:1997
Soil quality - Determination of soil microbial biomass - Part 2: Fumigation-extraction method

Standard No.

ISO 14240-2:1997

Release Date

1997

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

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ISO 14240-2:1997

Scope

Gives a method for the determination of microbial biomass of soils by measurement of total extractable organic biomass material mainly from freshly killed microorganisms. It is also applicable to the estimation of microbial nitrogen and ninhydrin-reactive nitrogen in soil.

ISO 14240-2:1997 history

• 1997 ISO 14240-2:1997 Soil quality - Determination of soil microbial biomass - Part 2: Fumigation-extraction method