cation exchange capacity
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001104
The sum total of exchangeable cations that a soil can adsorb. Expressed in centimoles per kilogram of soil (or of other adsorbing material such as clay).
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001104 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | ion exchange capacity; soil chemical properties; cation exchange; exchangeable cations |
| Translations | Spanish: capacidad de intercambio de cationes |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001104",
"term": "cation exchange capacity",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The sum total of exchangeable cations that a soil can adsorb. Expressed in centimoles per kilogram of soil (or of other adsorbing material such as clay).",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"ion exchange capacity",
"soil chemical properties",
"cation exchange",
"exchangeable cations"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "capacidad de intercambio de cationes"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cation-exchange-capacity/"
}
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