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Lack of Evidence for ZnSiO3 in Soils
Author(s) -
Norvell W. A.,
Lindsay W. L.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1970.03615995003400020052x
Subject(s) - soil water , solubility , constant (computer programming) , environmental chemistry , chemistry , soil science , mineralogy , environmental science , computer science , programming language
The solubility constant for ZnSiO 3 reported in the literature is based on invalid thermodynamic data. The agreement between Zn 2+ concentrations in some soils and the invalid solubility constant for ZnSiO 3 is coincidental. The presence of this compound in soils is very unlikely.