AbstractsChemistry

An investigation of interactions between leachates from decomposing leaves and soil forming materials.

by Laurence Everett. Lutwick




Institution: McGill University
Department: Department of Agricultural Chemistry.
Degree: MS.
Year: 1951
Keywords: Agricultural Chemistry.
Record ID: 1547258
Full text PDF: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile119029.pdf


Abstract

The development of a soil profile has been attributed to the acidic substances derived from the decomposition of the organic matter deposited naturally on the soil surface. That such substances actively engage in soil development has been concluded from examination of profiles in the field. [...]