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Introduction to Soil Chemistry

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182 chroma<strong>to</strong>graphy<br />

Ionizing<br />

electron beam<br />

Poles<br />

Sample<br />

beam<br />

Sample input from<br />

chroma<strong>to</strong>graph<br />

dc and RF voltages<br />

Ion<br />

collec<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Figure 9.5. Diagram of quadrupole MS used as detec<strong>to</strong>r for gas chroma<strong>to</strong>graphy.<br />

2.0<br />

1.5<br />

1.0<br />

0.0 0.5<br />

0<br />

R t<br />

1<br />

Time (min)<br />

Figure 9.6. Gas chroma<strong>to</strong>graph of soil air taken in Figure 9.7. R t is the time it takes the first peak<br />

<strong>to</strong> come out. Rt values can be found for all peaks if needed.<br />

air can easily be analyzed using gas chroma<strong>to</strong>graphy. A gas chroma<strong>to</strong>graph of<br />

the soil air in a container with wheat growing in it is shown in Figure 9.6. A<br />

sample of the soil air for this analysis was obtained by simply inserting a small<br />

Phillips head screwdriver in<strong>to</strong> the soil <strong>to</strong> make an access hole for a syringe<br />

needle. The syringe needle is then inserted in<strong>to</strong> the hole and the plunger with-

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