Current analytical techniques in soil biogeochemistry

Soil biogeochemistry is developed through studying the behavior of atoms in soils and landscapes and their compounds: molecules, organic-mineral complexes, and crystal structures, as well as biota. Biogeochemists and soil scientists developed new experimental methods as a result of these studies. The best results were shown by electron microscopy and spectral methods-nuclear gamma resonance, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and synchrotron radiation based X-ray adsorption spectroscopy. They allowed for the acquisition of new evidence on the role of biota in the geochemistry of many chemical elements in the composition of both the mineral and organic parts of the soil. The latest key results of these investigations from around the world are given.