Stability analysis of soil aggregates treated with anionic polyacrylamides of different molecular formulations

Soil Science

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 573-581

  Green, V Steven ^a,b   Stott, Diane E ^c   Graveel, John G ^a   Norton, L Darrell ^c  

^a Purdue Univ ^*  (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SOIL EROSION RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Polyacrylamide; Slaking

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; EROSION CONTROL; POLYMER; SLAKING; SOIL STABILIZATION;

EID: 4243099213     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000138416.30169.3f     Document Type: Article

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