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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Geology, SN Venkateswara University, Tirupati - 517 502, IN
Source
Journal of Geological Society of India (Online archive from Vol 1 to Vol 78), Vol 61, No 6 (2003), Pagination: 693-698
Abstract
The physical and textural properties of solis from termite mounds of Podlh and Talupula (endemic fluorosis areas) of Andhra Pradesh were studied and compared with corresponding adjacent termite free solis It was found that mounds had significantly higher sand content, Increased organic matter and lower bulk density Gram size parameters, viz, mean, median, sorting, and kurtosis are showing lower values in termite soiIs than the adjacent soils.
Keywords
Termite Mounds, Textures, Physical Properties, Prakasam and Anantapur Disticts, Andhra Pradesh.