Science news articles about 'water infiltration'

... and compacted urban soils with low permeability. The lack of infiltration opportunities affects groundwater recharge and has negative repercussions on water quality downstream. Researchers know that ...

... soil can negatively affect a range of processes, Bormann said, including nutrient retention and water infiltration. In the absence of special nitrogen-fixing plants, which are capable of converting ...

The management of stormwater in urban areas is often focused on restoring the hydrologic cycle disrupted by extensive pavement and compacted urban soils, but now a group of researchers have been ...

... physics," said Cueto-Felgueroso. "Lab experiments of water infiltration into homogeneous, dry soil, repeatedly ... So what was missing from earlier models of water moving downward through soil that made ...

... . Natural mulches have been proven effective in weed suppression, moisture conservation, and improved water infiltration. Egyptian citrus fruits, especially those grown organically, are exported to ...

... not this perception is valid." One management practice to potentially reduce compaction and/or increase water infiltration is the use of an aerator in no-till dual-use systems, DeLaune said. The ...

... year 1000 BCE, when the Jebusite city's water system proved to be its undoing. The Spring of Gihon ... through a cave system hollowed out by flowing water, infiltrated beneath the city walls, and attacked ...

... former disposal areas. Together, these four layers and the native plants will control water infiltration, thus isolating the wastes from the accessible environment. Because the cover is constructed ...