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Soil and sediments
Soil and sediment characterization
Soil is a basic resource for agriculture and a crucial factor in construction, mining and water treatment industries. Soils are classified according to texture which then guides their management and usage. As natural resources both soils and sediments are areas of study for geologists and ecologists where characterization can help to determine the processes the material has undergone and its affects on the environment.
Using Malvern’s instruments the particle size, particle shape, rheology and zeta potential of soil and sediment samples can be easily assessed.
These measurement techniques allow you to:
- Rapidly determine clay, silt and sand fractions to classify soil texture.
- Evaluate the transport environment for sediments.
- Assess potential for contaminant retention within sediments.
- Assess the potential uptake of ions within a soil.
- Monitor surface charge (e.g. as part of contaminant removal).
- Evaluate particle-to-particle interactions.
- Assess particle packing, porosity and permeability.
- Evaluate aggregate structures.
Malvern solutions for Soil and sediments
Getting a feel for soil texture using the Mastersizer 2000.
Soil science is a study of the chemical, physical and biological processes that occur in soils. Understanding these processes allows the use...
Soil classification for nitrate control
Nitrate contamination of water is an environmental issue of considerable importance. Consequently, many countries have statutory regulations...
Quantitative evaluation of sediment sample composition using the Morphologi G3
The Morphologi G3S is a fully automated particle imaging system that offers flexibility in sample dispersion, data acquisition and data processing...
Characterizing sediment samples by transparency using the Morphologi G3
The measurement of particle shape in the study of sediments provides information that is not captured in the particle size distribution. Particle shape...
Measuring particle circularity in sediments using the Morphologi G3
The Morphologi G3 offers the ability to measure the shape of sediment samples, and consequently provides information about the nature of the particles...
