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additional ecotoxicological information
Type of information:
migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: No guideline study, but reported research was conducted according to scientifically justified methods

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Identification of ammonium thiosulfate as a nitrification and urease inhibitor
Author:
Goos RJ
Year:
1985
Bibliographic source:
Soil Science Society of America Journal 49 (1), 232-235

Materials and methods

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
ammonium thiosulfate
IUPAC Name:
ammonium thiosulfate
Constituent 2
Reference substance name:
ammonium thiosulfate
IUPAC Name:
ammonium thiosulfate
Constituent 3
Reference substance name:
Ammonium thiosulphate
EC Number:
231-982-0
EC Name:
Ammonium thiosulphate
Cas Number:
7783-18-8
Molecular formula:
H3N.1/2H2O3S2

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

Incubation studies at 25 degrees Celcius with a Williams loan illustrated that the thiosulfate ion is an inhibitor of nitrification. inhibition of the nitrification of 10 mmol N/kg (as ammonium sulfate) ranged from 55 -80% with an addition of 1 mmol S/kg (as sodium thiosulfate) to 82 -91% with a 10 mmol S/kg addition.

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