A tracer sphere detectable by neutron activation for soil aggregation and translocation studies

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1284-1290

  Plante, A F ^a   Duke, M J M ^a   McGill, W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS (INAA); TRACER SPHERE;

SOILS;

AGGREGATION; METHODOLOGY; SOIL AGGREGATE; TRACER; TRANSLOCATION;

EID: 0032737660     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6351284x     Document Type: Article

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