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Pennsylvania State University Soil Characterization Laboratory Standard Sample Data Summary

PDF document, 19.0 MB

Geology and Soils of Nittany Valley

PDF document, 8.7 MB

Collection of Papers Describing and Documenting the Soil Survey of Pennsylvania

PDF document, 3.7 MB

Periglacial Features in Pennsylvania

PDF document, 1.2 MB

Location and Distribution of Soils of the World, United States, and Pennsylvania

PDF document, 24.3 MB

Paleosols in Pennsylvania

PDF document, 543.3 KB

Distribution of Soils of the Northeastern United States

PDF document, 1.0 MB

Amorphous Material in Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 4.6 MB

Color and Mottling in Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 956.6 KB

Pennsylvania State University Soil Characterization Laboratory Data Summary for Standard Samples

PDF document, 4.3 MB

Geomorphology and Soils of the Northeastern United States and Pennsylvania: A series of Reprints

PDF document, 10.8 MB

Pennsylvania State University Soil Characterization Laboratory Methods Manual

PDF document, 22.3 MB

A Comparison of Soil Characterization Laboratory Methods

PDF document, 4.4 MB

Fragipans in Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 10.0 MB

Central Appalachian Periglacial Geomorphology. A Field Excursion Guidebook

PDF document, 138.1 MB

Pennsylvania State University Soil Characterization Laboratory Database System

PDF document, 318.7 KB

Total Elemental Analysis of Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 8.4 MB

Iron and Aluminum in Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 10.8 MB

Metals in Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 123.3 KB

Argillic Horizons in Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 16.1 MB

Listing of Characterized Soils in Pennsylvania

PDF document, 162.4 KB

Cambic Horizons in Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 157.6 KB

Genesis of Pennsylvania’s Limestone Soils

PDF document, 2.1 MB

Epipedons in Pennsyvlania Soils

PDF document, 1.7 MB

Metals Data for Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 276.9 KB

Pennsylvania State University Soil Characterization Laboratory Database System Documentation

PDF document, 69.5 KB

Radiocarbon Data for Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 43.6 KB

Pennsylvania’s Fragipans

PDF document, 2.9 MB

Major and Trace Elements in Southwestern Pennsylvania Soils

PDF document, 81.3 KB

The pH Base Saturation Relationships of Pennsylvania Subsoils

PDF document, 292.6 KB

Soil Climate Regimes of PA

PDF document, 19.0 MB

Penn State Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin #873