title: Dynamics of oxidation of inorganic sulphur compounds in upper soil horizons of spruce forests.
abstract: Dynamics of oxidation of inorganic sulphur compounds to sulphate by the soil of spruce forests was investigated. Sulphide, sulphite and thiosulphate are oxidized to sulphate at a maximal rate at the beginning of the reaction, oxidation of elemental sulphur exhibits a lag phase. Linear relationships between the amounts of the produced sulphate and concentrations of substrates in the soil could be detected. On the basis of ;this finding a method for comparison of the oxidative activity of various soils was proposed.
mesh_terms: D004463:Ecology; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013431:Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism; D013440:Sulfides / Q000378:metabolism; D013447:Sulfites / Q000378:metabolism; D013455:Sulfur / Q000378:metabolism*; D014197:Trees
chemical_list: D013431:Sulfates; D013440:Sulfides; D013447:Sulfites; D013455:Sulfur