Sodium Adsorption Ratio

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
SAR
Pronunciation
/ˈsoʊdiəm ædˈsɔrpʃən ˈreɪʃioʊ/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Electric conductivity (. EC )、 Sodium Adsorption Ratio(SAR) ( SAR ), sodium, chloride, bicarbonate and sulphate increase variously in soils irrigated by treated water, the extent of variation is influenced by water quality and irrigation time.
  2. Correlations between soil salt content and alkalization parameters including exchange sodium percentage ( ESP ), sodium adsorption ratio ( SAR ), total alkalinity, residual sodium carbonate ( RSC ) and pH are all significant.
  3. Sodium adsorption ratio and its application to appraisement of alkali characteristics of water

Other meanings of SAR