Measurement of the fate of acetic acid form carbon in soil solution of flooded soils using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with isotope ratio mass spectrometry

► Acetic acid fate in soil solutions was measured using stable 13C as a tracer. ► The amount of 13C-labeled acetic acid decreased with time. Less than 3% of inorganic carbon from acetic acid remained in the soil solution. ► Carbon from acetic acid would not be retained in soil solutions for 48 h.