Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen or TKN Is The Sum of Organic Nitrogen

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Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen or TKN is the sum oI organic nitrogen, ammonia (NH

3
), and
ammonium (NH
4

) in the chemical analysis oI soil, water, or wastewater (e.g. sewage treatment


plant eIIluent). To calculate Total Nitrogen (TN), the concentrations oI nitrate-N and nitrite-N
are determined and added to TKN.
TKN is determined in the same manner as organic nitrogen, except that the ammonia is not
driven oII beIore the digestion step.
It is named aIter Johan Kjeldahl.

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