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Formation Factor and Permeability Equations

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  1. Department of Agronomy, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide,

    R. J. MILLINGTON &  J. P. QUIRK

  2. Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Perth

    R. J. MILLINGTON &  J. P. QUIRK

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MILLINGTON, R., QUIRK, J. Formation Factor and Permeability Equations. Nature 202, 143–145 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202143a0

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