Measuring Carbon and Nitrogen in Soil

Carbon and nitrogen in soil can be measured by elemental analysis. Environmental samples such as soils are often studied for these two ecologically important elements. Scientists use these results to understand the elemental makeup of a material.

This method uses flash combustion to analyze the s...

Analyzing the amounts of the carbon and nitrogen in environmental samples - a process known as "elemental analysis" - provides important insight into the ecological properties of the environment.

Carbon and nitrogen are two of the most important elements for life. Carbon is the foundation of organic compounds that form the basis of all liv...