Organic Matter - Loss-On-Ignition Method
After initial oven drying at 105C, the samples are ignited in a muffle furnace for 2 hours at 360C. The percent weight loss during the ignition step is reported as OM-LOI (% wt. loss) with a method detection limit of 0.05 %. The calculation of organic carbon is based on the assumption that organic matter contains 58% carbon.
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