Analysis of Macro and Micronutrients in Soils from Palestine Using Ion Exchange Membrane Technology

Zaher Barghouthi, Sameer Amereih, Basel Natsheh, Mazen Salman

Dpartment of Natural Resources Research, National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Jenin, Palestine;.
Palestine Technical University-Kadoorie, Tulkarm, Palestine..

DOI: 10.4236/ojss.2012.21007                

Abstract

Ion Exchange membrane technology (IEM) is a method that allowed a single extraction process and a single subsequent measurement of different elements that are available in soil. The values of the available forms of the different macro- and micronutrients obtained by IEM extraction were compared with the values of the soluble form obtained by conventional extraction methods. In surface soil sample, the concentrations of available potassium, nitrate, phosphate, iron and boron were 37.7 mg kg^–1, 17.5 mg kg^–1, 3.6 mg kg^–1, 171.0 μg kg^–1, and 4.2 μg kg^–1 respectively were greater than that of soluble forms of the same elements which were 7.0 mg kg–1, 9.2 mg kg^–1, 0.4 mg kg^–1, 109.0 μg kg^–1, and 1.9 μg kg^–1 respectively.

Keywords

Ion Exchange Membrane; Available Ions; Soil; Nutrients; Palestine

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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