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the carbonate content of the specimen. The instrument uses a multi-sensor philosophy, which combines simultaneous measurement of pressure and temperature. This technology is innovative and published under the World Intellectual Property Organization number WO2014060782A1. FOGII Digital Soil CalcimeterTM is patented from the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) – Patent No. 1008089. The digital soil calcimeter complies with EN ISO 10693:2013, ASTM D4373-02(2007) and Soil Science Society of America standard test methods for calcium carbonate content in soils and sediments. The...

preparing Sand/Soil mixtures (0, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 77.5% CaCO3 by dry weight) from a BIPEA (International Bureau for Analytical Studies) proficiency testing program with soils of different origins. Table 1. CaCO3/Sand mixtures using a standard of pure reagent grade CaCO3 > 99% dry basis. Soil/Sand mixtures Table 2. Soil/Sand mixtures from BIPEA (International Bureau for Analytical Studies) proficiency testing program with soils of different origins. Assigned value for proficiency testing 77.50 ± 3.5 std % CaCOs. Conclusions The instrument uses a multi-sensor philosophy, which combines...

1. ASTM D4373-02. 2007. Standard Test Method for Rapid Determination of Carbonate Content of Soils. 2. Barouchas Pantelis. inventor; Barouchas Pantelis. assignee. 2014a. Automatic portable and digital soil calcimeter. WIPO Patent Priority Number WO2014060782 A1. Apr 24. 2014. 3. Barouchas Pantelis. E. 2014b. FOG II - A new innovative portable instrument for the total calcium carbonate soil testing. 20th World Congress of Soil Science. June 8-13. 2014 - Jeju. KOREA. Friday. 13 June 2014. P4-106. AF2494. 4. EN ISO 10693:2013. Soil quality - Determination of carbonate content -Volumetric...