Revisiting the particle-size distribution of soils: Comparison of different methods and sample pre-treatments

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 854-864

  Vdovic N ^a   Obhodas J ^a   Pikelj, K ^b  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFRACTION; DISPERSANT; GRANULOMETRY; GRAVITY FIELD; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SIEVING; SILT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE;

EID: 78649533108     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01298.x     Document Type: Article

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