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A Method for Sectioning Saturated Soil Cores
Author(s) -
Reddy K. R.,
Patrick W. H.
Publication year - 1976
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/sssaj1976.03615995004000040041x
Subject(s) - mineralogy , sediment core , materials science , geology , sediment , soil science , geomorphology
A simple system for sectioning water‐saturated cores without prior freezing is described. The method described can be used for studying the distribution and movement of ions in soil or sediment cores prepared in the laboratory or obtained in undisturbed form from the field. The average coefficient of variation was 4.8% for the sectioning of the cores prepared in the laboratory and 10.5% for the sectioning of the cores obtained from the field.