Using image analysis of tracer staining to examine the infiltration patterns in a water repellent contaminated sandy soil

Lipsius, Kai; Mooney, Sacha J.

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.06.005

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“…It has received considerable attention because it accounts for a significant increased risk of groundwater contamination (Lipsius andMonney 2006, Ronkanen andKlove 2009).…”

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Characteristics of preferential flow paths and their effects on soil properties

Cheng

Jing-dong

Chen

et al. 2014

The Forestry Chronicle

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Preferential flow plays an important role in solute transport in soils and it indirectly affects the quality of groundwater. The objectives of this study were to investigate the vertical distribution characteristics of preferential flow paths under different-aged forest types and to determine the influence of preferential flow on soil properties and soil metal content. Dye tracer experiments were conducted at six forest sites at three ages. Results show a >50% dye cover at a soil depth of 10 cm in all sites. Vertical distribution differed widely. Preferential flow paths reached deeper soils in mature stands than in younger stands. Soil organic matter (SOM) content, saturated hydraulic conductivity (SHC) and soil metal content in the preferential flow paths were different from those in the soil matrix. SOM was 5% to 20% higher in the preferential flow paths than in the soil matrix. Average value of the SHC was 39.3 mm per minute in the preferential flow paths compared with 20.1 mm per minute in the soil matrix. Regardless of forest age, soil metal content was lower in the preferential flow paths than in the soil matrix. Soil metal content also showed a large difference in different aged forests.Keywords: preferential flow paths, image analysis, soil hydraulic conductivity, soil metal content RÉSUMÉ L' écoulement préférentiel joue un rôle important dans le transport du soluté dans le sol et affecte indirectement la qualité des eaux souterraines. Les objectifs de cette étude étaient d' étudier les caractéristiques de la distribution verticale des réseaux d' écoulement préférentiel selon des types de forêt de différents âges et de déterminer l'influence de l' écoulement préférentiel sur les propriétés pédologiques et sur la teneur en métaux du sol. Des expériences de traçage à l'aide de colorants ont été réalisées sur six sites forestiers de trois âges différents. Les résultats indiquent un contenu en colorants de >50% à une profondeur de 10 cm dans le sol de tous les sites. La distribution verticale a été très variable. Les réseaux d' écoulement préférentiel ont été plus en profondeur dans les sols des peuplements mûrs que dans les peuplements plus jeunes. Le contenu en matière organique du sol (CMO), la conductivité hydraulique en milieu saturé (CHS) et la teneur en métaux du sol selon les réseaux d' écoulement préférentiel ont été différents de ceux de la matrice du sol. Le CMO était de 5% à 20% plus élevé dans les réseaux d' écoule-ment préférentiel que dans la matrice du sol. La valeur moyenne de la CHS était de 39,3 mm par minute dans les réseaux d' écoulement préférentiel comparativement à 20,1 mm par minute dans la matrice du sol. Peu importe l'âge de la forêt, la teneur en métaux du sol était inférieure dans les réseaux d' écoulement préférentiel par rapport à la matrice du sol. La teneur en métaux du sol a également présenté une grande différence selon l'âge de la forêt.Mots clés : réseaux d' écoulement préférentiel, analyse des images, conductivité hydraulique du sol, teneur en métaux du sol

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“…It has received considerable attention because it accounts for a significant increased risk of groundwater contamination (Lipsius andMonney 2006, Ronkanen andKlove 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Preferential flow paths prevail in most soil profiles, ranging between 8% and 40% of total soil water flow (Lipsius and Monney 2006). Pesticide transport along preferential flow pathways is a major contributor to total pesticide displacement (Reichenberger et al 2002).…”

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Characteristics of preferential flow paths and their effects on soil properties

Cheng

Jing-dong

Chen

et al. 2014

The Forestry Chronicle

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“…Since the soil is sandy in the whole infiltration depth (Table 1), adsorption and retardation of the dye were expected to be extremely low Lipsius and Mooney 2006) and the Brilliant Blue FCF was well suitable for visualizing flow patterns (Kasteel et al 2002). To study the solute transport behavior, potassium chloride (KCl) was added to the Brilliant Blue FCF solution with a Cl -concentration of 4 g/L (Flury and Wai 2003).…”

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“…Owing to the high water solubility, limited toxicity, similar transport property to water, low adsorption in sand soil, and distinct visibility, food-grade dye pigment Brilliant Blue FCF has been considered as an excellent dye tracer for field experiments of soil water flow and solute transport (Flury and Flühler 1995;Kasteel et al 2002;Ketelsen and Meyer-Windel 1999;Morris and Mooney 2004). The flow patterns can be characterized from the dye distributions for further quantitative research Lipsius and Mooney 2006;Wang et al 2006). Results from a well-controlled dye-infiltration experiment were used to evaluate the ARM equations in this study.…”

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Modeling preferential water flow and solute transport in unsaturated soil using the active region model

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“…In these areas, the soil surface is predominantly flat and gently sloped at extended spatial scales, and the excess rainfall moves at the surface of the soil in very shallow structures combining small overland flow areas interspersed with finely ramified fingering patterns of small channels. Infiltration in arid and semi-arid regions can also be modified by the development of water-repellent areas (Lipsius and Mooney, 2006) which in cases occur in relation to soil microtopography (Biemelt et al, 2005).…”

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Depression storage and infiltration effects on overland flow depth-velocity-friction at desert conditions: field plot results and model

Rossi

Ares

2012

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Water infiltration and overland flow are relevant in considering water partition among plant life forms, the sustainability of vegetation and the design of sustainable hydrological models and management. In arid and semi-arid regions, these processes present characteristic trends imposed by the prevailing physical conditions of the upper soil as evolved under water-limited climate. A set of plot-scale field experiments at the semi-arid Patagonian Monte (Argentina) were performed in order to estimate the effect of depression storage areas and infiltration rates on depths, velocities and friction of overland flows. The micro-relief of undisturbed field plots was characterized at z-scale 1 mm through close-range stereo-photogrammetry and geo-statistical tools. The overland flow areas produced by controlled water inflows were video-recorded and the flow velocities were measured with image processing software. Antecedent and postinflow moisture were measured, and texture, bulk density and physical properties of the upper soil were estimated based on soil core analyses. Field data were used to calibrate a physically-based, mass balanced, time explicit model of infiltration and overland flows. Modelling results reproduced the time series of observed flow areas, velocities and infiltration depths. Estimates of hydrodynamic parameters of overland flow (Reynolds-Froude numbers) are informed. To our knowledge, the study here presented is novel in combining several aspects that previous studies do not address simultaneously: (1) overland flow and infiltration parameters were obtained in undisturbed field conditions; (2) field measurements of overland flow movement were coupled to a detailed analysis of soil microtopography at 1 mm depth scale; (3) the effect of depression storage areas in infiltration rates and depth-velocity friction of overland flows is addressed. Relevance of the results to other similar desert areas is justified by the accompanying biogeography analysis of similarity of the environment where this study was performed with other desert areas of the world.

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Using image analysis of tracer staining to examine the infiltration patterns in a water repellent contaminated sandy soil

Cited by 48 publications

References 49 publications

Characteristics of preferential flow paths and their effects on soil properties

Characteristics of preferential flow paths and their effects on soil properties

Modeling preferential water flow and solute transport in unsaturated soil using the active region model

Depression storage and infiltration effects on overland flow depth-velocity-friction at desert conditions: field plot results and model

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