Enhancing Percolation in Phosphatic Clay Using Diatoms under Laboratory Conditions
Melba D. Horton, Dieff Vital, Paul Defino, Sarah Spaulding, Gary Albarelli
This study shows that adding diatom frustules, especially from Didymosphenia, improves water percolation in phosphatic clay but also increases water retention due to organic content.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2018 · PreprintEcology