1 Scope
This document specifies a method for the determination of phosphorus in fertilizer
extracts.
The method is applicable to all extracts of fertilizers for the determination of the
different forms of phosphorus as phosphorus soluble in mineral acids, water-soluble
phosphorus, phosphorus soluble in solutions of neutral ammonium citrate, phosphorus
soluble in 2 % citric acid and phosphorus soluble in a mass fraction of 2 % formic
acid.
The method has only been validated on inorganic fertilizers but can be applicable
to all extracted phosphorous if proper extraction methods are used.