Refinement of the differential water loss method for gypsum determination in soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1932-1935

  Artieda, O ^a   Herrero, J ^b   Drohan, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROALIMENTARIA DE ARAGÓN CITA   (Spain)

^c HARTWICK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL WATER LOSS; GYPSUM CONTENTS; SOIL CLASSIFICATION;

GYPSUM; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

GYPSUM; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOIL SURVEYS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

GYPSUM; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SULFATE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 33751106927     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0043N     Document Type: Article

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