Polyacrylamide treatments for reducing seepage in soil-lined reservoirs: A field evaluation

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 535-544

  Lentz, Rodrick D ^a   Kincaid, Dennis C ^a  

^a Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross linked polyacrylamide; Hydrogel; Infiltration; PAM; Superabsorbents; Water soluble polyacrylamide

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKED POLYACRYLAMIDES; SUPERABSORBENTS; WATER-SOLUBLE POLYACRYLAMIDE;

HYDROGELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEEPAGE; WATER RESOURCES;

POLYACRYLATES;

ABSORPTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; RESERVOIR; SEEPAGE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 44449085926     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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