Ead. Fernandes et Ma. Bacchi, NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL METHODS FOR SOIL DETERMINATION IN SUGAR-CANEINDUSTRY - VALIDITY OF SAMPLING PROCEDURE, Biological trace element research, 43-5, 1994, pp. 643-648
Scandium and ash methods' performances were compared in terms of soil
content assessment in sugar cane loads, emphasizing the common samplin
g drawbacks. Both methods are adequate for such determination in contr
olled conditions. The scandium has demonstrated better analytical char
acteristics, since it is free from interferences of cane matrix, which
decreases the accuracy of the ash method in normal mill conditions.