Water retention curves of biofilm-affected soils using xanthan as an analogue

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-69

  Rosenzweig, Ravid ^a   Shavit, Uri ^a   Furman, Alex ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AS-SOILS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; HOLDING CAPACITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; LINEAR SUPERPOSITIONS; RETENTION CURVE; SANDY SOILS; UNSATURATED CONDITION; WASTEWATER IRRIGATION; WATER RETENTION; WATER RETENTION CURVE;

AQUIFERS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; UNSATURATED POLYMERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SOILS;

ANALOG MODEL; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRIGATION; POLYMER; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; RETENTION; SANDY SOIL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL WATER; WASTEWATER; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 84855430127     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0155     Document Type: Article

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