Kim H. Tan

Soil Sampling, Preparation, and Analysis

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Describes the sampling and analysis methods commonly used in modern soil laboratories around the world. This book contains three chapters on soil and plant test methods. It focuses on testing and analysis limited to edaphology, as opposed to edaphology and pedology as a whole in the ecosystem.

Produktdetails

• Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 672
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 155mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1106g
• ISBN-13: 9780849334993
• ISBN-10: 0849334993
• Artikelnr.: 22077665

Autorenporträt

Kim H. Tan

Inhaltsangabe

Principles of Soil Sampling. Sample Preparation. Errors and Variability,
and Chemical Units of Soil Analysis. Methods of Soil Chemical Analysis.
Soil and Plant Test. Determination of Soil Water. Determination of Soil
Texture. Determination of Soil Density and Porosity. Soil Ph Measurement
and Lime Requirement. Cation Exchange Capacity and  % Base Saturation
Determination. Determination of Macroelements. Determination of
Microelements. Determination of Soil Organic Matter. Spectrophotometry and
Colorimetry. Flame Photometry. Infrared Spectroscopy. X-Ray Diffraction
Analysis. Differential Thermal Analysis. Scanning Electron Microscopy and
Edax. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Appendices: Fundamental
Constants; Greek Alphabet; Atomic Weights of the Major Elements; X-Ray
Diffraction 2 D-Spacing Conversion Table; US Weights and Measures;
International System of Units (SI) and Conversion Factors. References and
Additional Readings.