Applications of Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) in Soil studies

Volume 4 - Issue 3

Dong-Xing Guan and Henry Teng H*

Received: January 10, 2020;   Published: January 24, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/OAJESS.2020.04.000190

Full Text PDF

To view the Full Article   Peer-reviewed Article PDF

Abstract

Soil is the key component in surface-Earth system providing food, fiber and other ecosystem services, and controlling element biogeochemical cycles. Reliable and easy-to-use techniques play critical roles in understanding environmental processes such as soil conservation and land reclamation that directly affect soil function and agricultural productivity. Diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique is one of such tools and has become increasingly powerful in soil science research. DGT was developed in 1993 by Davison and Zhang at Lancaster University, UK [1] for measuring trace elements in natural waters, but was soon extended to sediments [2,3] and soils.

Mini Review| Acknowledgement| References|