Volume 27, Number 4, 2003

The accuracy of particle size analyses depends on a complete dispersion of the soil sample and the maintenance of the stability of the dispersed phase. In some Latosols the dispersion is hindered by microaggregates of high stability. These clay particles are partially detached by chemical and mechanical dispersion and because of their size, account for a systematic overestimation of the silt fraction in the analyzed soil. In order to minimize the amount of pseudo-silt in particle-size analyses of Latosols, an […]