Deep subsurface drip irrigation using coal-bed sodic water: Part II. Geochemistry

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-149

  Bern, Carleton R ^a   Breit, George N ^a   Healy, Richard W ^a   Zupancic, John W ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BeneTerra LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gypsum; PHREEQC; Powder River Basin, Wyoming; Sodium adsorption ratio; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

COALBED METHANES; DOWNWARD FLOW; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL SIMULATION; GYPSUM DISSOLUTION; INFILTRATION CAPACITY; IRRIGATION WATERS; LOW SALINITY; PHREEQC; POWDER RIVER BASIN; SNOWMELT; SODICITY; SODIUM ADSORPTION RATIO; SOIL SOLUTIONS; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION; WYOMING;

BREWERIES; COAL DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GYPSUM; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SULFURIC ACID; TUBING; WATER SUPPLY;

SUBIRRIGATION;

ADSORPTION; COALBED METHANE; DRIP IRRIGATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GYPSUM; SALINITY; SNOWMELT; SODICITY; SODIUM; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SULFURIC ACID;

POWDER BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872680363     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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