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JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE
卷 174, 期 4, 页码 624-633出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201000255
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particle-size distribution (PSD); laser diffraction method (LDM); soil; dispersion of soil
This paper presents the influence of selected methodological aspects on the results of particle-size distribution (PSD) as measured by the laser diffraction method (LDM). The investigations were carried out using the Mastersizer 2000 with Hydro MU attachment (Malvern Ltd., UK). It was found that for the investigated soils: (1) optimal speed of pump and stirrer was 2500 rpm, (2) optimal measurement time was approximate to 1 min, (3) there are two, practically equivalent methods for soil-sample dispersion: chemical (with the use of a solution of sodium hexametaphosphate) or physical (by means of ultrasound application for 4 min at a maximum power of 35W), (4) one must not use the chemical and physical dispersing methods simultaneously, because this can lead to aggregation (not dispersion) of soil particles, (5) the Fraunhofer theory (physical models) can be used to convert scattered-light data to PSD. In the case of the Mie theory, the best results were obtained for a refractive index (RI) in the range of 1.5-1.6 and an absorption index (AI) of 1.0. It was also found that most of the discussed parameters depend on design of the measuring device and on the type and volume of the investigated suspensions. It is necessary, therefore, to explain how the data was obtained every time and to specify the details in the methodological part of the paper.
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