Potential use of Rare Earth Oxides as Tracers for Soil Erosion and Aggregation Studies
X. C. Zhang*,a,
J. M. Friedrichb,
M. A. Nearingc and
L. D. Nortonc
a USDA-ARS, Grazinglands Research Lab., 7207 W. Cheyenne St., El Reno, OK 73036
b Dep. of Chemistry, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN 47907
c USDA-ARS, National Soil Erosion Research Lab., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN 47907

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Fig. 1. Cumulative (A) and particle size (B) distributions of five rare earth oxide powders.
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Fig. 2. Aggregate size distribution of the leached rare earth element (REE)-tagged soil after 25 min of wet sieving.
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Fig. 3. Total extractable rare earth element (REE) concentrations of the leached REE-tagged soil (whole) and individual aggregate size groups after wet-sieving.
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