ISSN:
1432-1319
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary The mean velocity at which water flowed through large undisturbed cores of soil was determined from the breakthrough of surface-applied Cl−, using a transfer function based on the normal distribution of the logarithm of cumulative drainage. For soils ranging in texture from sandy loam to silty clay loam, mean pore water velocities varied from 7 to 30 cm h−1 for an input rate of 2 cm h−1. Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli applied to the soil surface appeared to be transported through large pores only (〉 10–15 μm diameter), and the relative concentration in the effluent (C/C0) did not change significantly with effluent volume. Mean C/C0 values for E. coli in these soils, which ranged from 0.003 to 0.94, could be predicted from the mean pore water velocity derived from Cl− transport.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00272470
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