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THE SURFACE TENSION OF SOIL WATER
Author(s) -
TSCHAPEK M.,
SCOPPA C. O.,
WASOWSKI C.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 0022-4588
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1978.tb02026.x
Subject(s) - soil water , surface tension , surface water , organic matter , environmental science , soil science , materials science , chemistry , environmental engineering , physics , thermodynamics , organic chemistry
Summary Because of their organic matter content, the surface tension of water of soils is about 8 to 9 erg cm ‐2 (8 to 9 × 10 ‐7 J cm ‐2 ) less than that of pure water. It is estimated that the surface tension of soil solution is 63–64 erg cm ‐2 in the surface soils studied.