Water + Soils

 

Cation Exchange Capacity

Cation Exchange Capacity
Download PDF here <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4IeTYmHsIJk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> The constituent parts of a soil determine how the soil functions within a landscape. There are 3 mains divisions in division a soil ingredients: living matter, dead/decaying matter and matter derived from geological processes. Each of these groups affects the functioning...

Infiltration and hydraulic conductivity

Infiltration and hydraulic conductivity
Measuring the rate of infiltration allows us to estimate the amount of water that a soil is able to absorb during rain events.

Erosion modelling and fertiliser run off

Erosion modelling and fertiliser run off
This activity looks at the impact of rainfall events on sample blocks of soil and examines what happens in the top 10cm of our soil profile in rainfall events.