Comparison of soil texture determined by two dispersion units of Mastersizer 2000
 
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Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
 
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Department of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
 
 
Int. Agrophys. 2012, 26(1): 99-102
 
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The comparison of particle size distributions measured by sedimentation methods and laser diffraction shows the underestimation of the fine (clay) fraction. This is attributed mainly to the shape of clay particles being different than spherical. The objective of this study was to demonstrate differences in the results of particle size distributions of soils determined with the method of laser diffraction using two different dispersion units of the Malvern Mastersizer 2000.
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