Estimating electrical conductivity of compost extracts at different extraction ratios

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 202-207

  VanderGheynst, Jean S ^a   Pettygrove, Stuart ^b   Dooley, Todd M ^c   Arnold, Kristine A ^d  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Integrated Biosystems   (United States)

^d Arterial Vascular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRACTION; SALTS; SPREADSHEETS; WATER;

DILUTION; MEAN MEASUREMENTS; SAMPLING TECHNIQUES; SATURATED PASTE METHODS;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOST; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD;

EID: 6444238671     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2004.10702184     Document Type: Article

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