Stability of aggregates of some weathered soils in south-eastern Nigeria in relation to their geochemical properties

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1283-1294

  Igwe, C A ^a   Zarei, M ^b   Stahr, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Al oxides; Fe oxides; Mean weight diameter; Sesquioxides; Weathered soils

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; ALUMINUM OXIDE; IRON OXIDE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STABILIZATION; STABILITY ANALYSIS; WEATHERING;

NIGERIA;

EID: 84889655270     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-013-0335-6     Document Type: Article

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