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THERE has been a controversy in the literature concerning ferrous iron in soils on three points, namely: (1) Is ferrous iron present in large quantities in ordinary healthy soils ? (2) Can soil fix iron in the divalent form ? (3) Does the downward movement of iron in soils, such as the podsols, take place in the ferrous condition ?
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IGNATIEFF, V. Ferrous Iron in Soils. Nature 143, 562–563 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143562b0
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