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Measuring Soil Salinity, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia Nov 2024

Measuring Soil Salinity, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Natural resources factsheets

To make sound decisions on managing saline sites, you need to know the source of salt, how salinisation is occurring, the landscape context, and most importantly, the actual salt concentration of the soil.

The most common 'measures' of salt concentration are actually estimates based on electrical conductivity of a soil and water solution. Soil salt content can be measured in a laboratory by measuring the total dissolved solids in a sample. In the field, salt concentration can also be estimated using electromagnetic induction-based soil sensors.


Deep Drainage As A Method Of Treating Saltland, Eric Bettenay Jan 1978

Deep Drainage As A Method Of Treating Saltland, Eric Bettenay

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

In some situations, deep drainage may be warranted to return salt-affected land to full production.

This method is being investigated at CSIRO's Yalanbee Experiment Station.


Test Sites For Farm Dams, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Jan 1977

Test Sites For Farm Dams, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

A short article outlining procedures for testing potential dam sites.


Fisheries Report No Viii (8) - Report On A Visit Of Inspection To Barrow Island November 1969, A. A. Burbidge, A. R. Main Jan 1971

Fisheries Report No Viii (8) - Report On A Visit Of Inspection To Barrow Island November 1969, A. A. Burbidge, A. R. Main

Fisheries Research Reports

The aim of the inspection was to examine the effects on the fauna and flora of the oil exploration initiated in mid-1963 by West Australian Petroleum Pty. Ltd. (WAPET) and the construction and development programme which followed in 1966 and which is now nearing completion.