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Hello everyone. I want to know what effect have on the surface settlement in the urban tunnels when the soil is saturated? Thank you
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Are there any sensors available for measuring different soil nutrients such as Nitrogen, Phosphorus , Potassium , Calcium , Magnesium , Sulphur , Boron , Manganese , Iron , Zinc,...
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Hi ! I am pretending to do qPCR of 16sRNA of my samples, I want to watch the changes of density of bacteria through my experiment, but this is my first time doing that technique. Could you give...
31 July 2018 7,792 3 View
sorptivity is defined as the capacity of soil to absorb or desorb water by capillarity. but what does higher sorptivity mean? does it mean the part of infiltartion that depends on capillarity...
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Hello I'm going to start a project of vermicompost. I read an article where it specified how many earthworms are needed per kilogram of substrate, but I can´t find it anymore !!! Thank you!
07 July 2018 6,188 7 View
Chemical inhibitors for soil denitrification?
07 July 2018 4,752 3 View
"The C/N ratio of soils is about 10–12:1." ( Donald L. Sparks, in Environmental Soil Chemistry (Second Edition), 2003) I know, the wording of my question is very strange, but that is to provoke...
07 July 2018 4,624 27 View
I have been collecting 100g soil samples in the field, with the intention of bringing them back to the lab to catalog their seed banks. So far I only have an experimental round of collections that...
07 July 2018 9,474 1 View
We are would like to measure aggregate stability after extraction of microarthropods by the Berlese funnel method, so will not be able to coarse sieve the samples before drying them.
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If fresh soil is taken instead of dry soil, do we have to take water content of soil specimen to KCl extractant volume in final calculation i.e. Total volume for calculation = KCl volume + water...
07 July 2018 8,962 4 View
I need to identify the dissolved oxygen, moisture content, salinity, and pH level of soil samples over time. Is there some equipment or a probe that can do this? I keep coming across multimeters...
14 June 2018 9,825 4 View
I have to do the statistical analysis of experimental data from an experiment which was done in the same way (replicated) in two different sites, with contrasting soil properties, where soil...
07 June 2018 8,939 5 View
I've seen that the saturated hydraulic conductivity is calculated Darcy’s law and field saturated conductivity is calculated using philip's equation. what is the exact difference between these two...
06 June 2018 3,038 1 View
Is it possible to recover the phosphorus installed in the soil, ie, converting it from the non-prepared formula to the ready-made formula and absorbed by the plant
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I am running a simulation which requires large data from soil compaction, the time frame does not allow for test methods. since the research is a simulation base, literature data could be applied.
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I have to add water in one kilogram soil to make it about 80% field capacity level. What is the best way to measure the amount of water required to attain 80% field capacity in one kilogram soil?
06 June 2018 1,382 11 View
What are the critical concentrations of micro elements in the soil, which then become toxic?
30 May 2018 2,591 6 View
I am looking out for the standards or permissible limits of Pb, Cd and Cu for soil, vegetables and irrigation water.
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I'll really need detailed effect of salinity on soil physico-chemical properties. attached materials will be appreciated.
05 May 2018 4,402 10 View