FULLY-AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF SOIL BY USE OF A ROBOTIC STATION - DETERMINATION OF CONDUCTIVITY IN SOIL EXTRACTS

Authors
TORRES P GARCIAMESA JA DECASTRO MDL VALCARCEL M
Citation
P. Torres et al., FULLY-AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF SOIL BY USE OF A ROBOTIC STATION - DETERMINATION OF CONDUCTIVITY IN SOIL EXTRACTS, Laboratory robotics and automation, 6(5), 1994, pp. 229-232
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Chemistry Analytical","Robotics & Automatic Control
Journal title
Laboratory robotics and automation → ACNP
ISSN journal
08957533
Volume
6
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
229 - 232
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-7533(1994)6:5<229:FAOSBU>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A fully automatic method for analysis of salinity in soil by using a r obotic station is proposed. The automation of the weighing, leaching, and measurement steps enables unattended analyses after dried, sieved samples are placed in a rack. The determination of the parameters is b ased on conductivity measurements of soil extracts (1:5 soil-water rat io). The robotic method provides results in good agreement with those of the standard method. The sampling throughput was 7.5 samples/h.