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Measuring Specific Surface of Soils Using the WP4

From Decagon Devices, Inc.

The specific surface area of a soil sample is the total surface area contained in a unit mass of soil. Soils with high specific surface areas have high water holding capacities, more adsorption of contaminants, and greater swell potentials.

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