State University of New York, Oneonta

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Wastewater Irrigation Impacts on Soil Hydraulic Conductivity: Coupled Field Sampling and Laboratory Determination of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity

Jack E. Watson¹, Tyson Robb², Danielle Andrews-Brown³, Melissa Miller¹

¹Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University, ²Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, State University of New York, Oneonta, ³Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh

Here we present a methodology which matches a soil sample size and a hydraulic conductivity measurement device to prevent the so-called wall flow along the inside of the soil container from being erroneously included in water flow measurements. Its use is demonstrated with samples collected from a wastewater irrigation site.