Soil particle size analysis with the gamma attenuation technique
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- 1 June 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
- Vol. 15 (6) , 731-739
Abstract
The application of the gamma attenuation technique for the estimation of the silt and clay fractions of soils was investigated. Reliable clay determinations could be obtained within 30 minutes.Keywords
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