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A general term commonly used to describe a range of soil materials. In pedological terms, it is used to describe great soil groups such as Black Earths and Red Earths. The term also refers to gradational soils with an earthy fabric in their B horizons.
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Bahadori, A., Smith, S.T. (2016). E. In: Dictionary of Environmental Engineering and Wastewater Treatment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26261-1_5
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