Improving the infiltration of water through repellent soils using synergistic surfactant blends based on alkyl glucosides and ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymers

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 341-349

  Bially, Paul T ^a   Kostka, Stanley J ^a   Buckman, Richard C ^a  

^a Aquatrols Corporation of America   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkyl glucoside; Ethylene oxide propylene oxide block copolymer; Infiltration; Soil moisture; Water repellent soils

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GLUCOSIDE; ETHYLENE OXIDE-PROPYLENE OXIDE BLOCK COPOLYMER; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER REPELLENT SOILS;

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZERS; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; PESTICIDES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOILS; WATER;

COPOLYMERS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOCIDES; COPOLYMERS; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; SOIL; WATER;

EID: 30644459852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI12914     Document Type: Article

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