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    The document provides a brief report of the soil lab equipment available at Universidad Mayor de San Simon in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It lists the physical and chemical soil tests that can be performed, including tests for texture, density, moisture, pH, nutrients, and more. It also lists the equipment available for performing various soil tests, such as an atomic absorption spectrometer, pH meter, conductivity meter, spectrophotometer, keldhal equipment, and others for measuring parameters like potassium, sodium, phosphorus, sulfur, boron, calcium, magnesium, nitrates, and chlorides. Additional equipment includes an oven, centrifuge, ultracentrifuge, and agitators for mixing soils samples.

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    The document provides a brief report of the soil lab equipment available at Universidad Mayor de San Simon in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It lists the physical and chemical soil tests that can be performed, including tests for texture, density, moisture, pH, nutrients, and more. It also lists the equipment available for performing various soil tests, such as an atomic absorption spectrometer, pH meter, conductivity meter, spectrophotometer, keldhal equipment, and others for measuring parameters like potassium, sodium, phosphorus, sulfur, boron, calcium, magnesium, nitrates, and chlorides. Additional equipment includes an oven, centrifuge, ultracentrifuge, and agitators for mixing soils samples.

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    The document provides a brief report of the soil lab equipment available at Universidad Mayor de San Simon in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It lists the physical and chemical soil tests that can be performed, including tests for texture, density, moisture, pH, nutrients, and more. It also lists the equipment available for performing various soil tests, such as an atomic absorption spectrometer, pH meter, conductivity meter, spectrophotometer, keldhal equipment, and others for measuring parameters like potassium, sodium, phosphorus, sulfur, boron, calcium, magnesium, nitrates, and chlorides. Additional equipment includes an oven, centrifuge, ultracentrifuge, and agitators for mixing soils samples.

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    BRIEF REPORT OF SOIL LAB EQUIPMENT

    UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMON COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA


    Demis Andrade
    Tests
    Physical - Chemical (general):
    texture, particle density, field capacity,
    permeability, pH, EC, % moisture, soluble
    anions, soluble cations, CEC, organic matter,
    dry matter, total nitrogen , phosphorus,
    Potassium, Acidity, Aluminum, Calcium,
    Magnesium, Sulphur, microelements: Fe, B,
    Mn, and so on.

    Salinity:
    pH, EC, soluble calciummagnesium-sodium,
    carbonates, bi-carbonates,
    sulfates, chlorides,
    nitrates, boron, solids,
    SAR, ESP

    Equipment

    Atomic absorption espect. (K, Na)

    Keldhal equip. (K, Na)

    pH meter

    Conductivity meter

    Others
    Irrigation
    water
    Fertility

    Spectrophotometer (P, S, B)

    Flame-meter (K, Na)

    Vacuum pump for soil

    Pressure container-membrane / field cap.

    Oven soil aggregates

    Chemical titration (Ca, Mg)

    Ultra centrifuge

    centrifuge

    Measure Nitrogenous (nitrates & ammonia)

    Sediments - measure

    Agitator-shaker

    Precision scale

    Keldhal method
    Agitators-mixers

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