The ICEID or International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases is a conference for public health professionals on the subject of emerging infectious diseases. The International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases was first convened in 1998; ICEID 2006 marks its fifth occurrence.
Clay type, organic content, and soil structure also influence soil water retention. The maximum amount of water that a given soil can retain is called field capacity, whereas a soil so dry that plants cannot liberate the remaining moisture from the soil particles is said to be at wilting point.
SSC107-Fall 2000 Chapter 1, Page - 18 - Water content measurements: â¢ Direct measurement Gravimetric method using soil cores1. If soil cores of known volume are usedÎ¸ v = volume of water/volume of corewhere volume of water is equal to difference in mass between wet andovendry soil sample2.