Soil solutions were obtained by a liquid displacement technique and their principal ionic constituents were determined. Increases in ionic concentration of the soil solution were observed over a period of 53 days and were due almost entirely to calcium. magnesium and nitrate ions. These increases are assumed to be caused by nitrification.
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