<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Water repellency in soils is controlled by many different factors, basic physical and chemical properties might be considered the crucial ones. For the purpose of this study, 12 sites were selected and sampled (0–20 cm depth) in the White Carpathians. Repellency tests were conducted under laboratory conditions in triplicate using water drop penetration time (WDPT) test and the molarity of ethanol droplet (MED) test. Results of WDPT measurements showed that three samples were marked by slight to extreme water repellency. Regarding the relationship between WDPT/MED and tested soil properties, the highest value of correlation coefficient was calculated for soil organic carbon (r = 0.706; p &lt; 0.05), suggesting there is a positive, statistically significant correlation between repellency severity and total carbon content. A negative relationship between repellency and soil reaction/silt/silt + clay contents of studied soils was found. Samples taken from the surface horizon of arable soils showed no repellency.</p></abstract>

Water repellency in soils is controlled by many different factors, basic physical and chemical properties might be considered the crucial ones. For the purpose of this study, 12 sites were selected and sampled (0–20 cm depth) in the White Carpathians. Repellency tests were conducted under laboratory conditions in triplicate using water drop penetration time (WDPT) test and the molarity of ethanol droplet (MED) test. Results of WDPT measurements showed that three samples were marked by slight to extreme water repellency. Regarding the relationship between WDPT/MED and tested soil properties, the highest value of correlation coefficient was calculated for soil organic carbon (r = 0.706; p < 0.05), suggesting there is a positive, statistically significant correlation between repellency severity and total carbon content. A negative relationship between repellency and soil reaction/silt/silt + clay contents of studied soils was found. Samples taken from the surface horizon of arable soils showed no repellency.

Basic soil properties as a factor controlling the occurrence and intensity of water repellency in rankers of the White Carpathians

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Water repellency in soils is controlled by many different factors, basic physical and chemical properties might be considered the crucial ones. For the purpose...

Basic soil properties as a factor controlling the occurrence and intensity of water repellency in rankers of the White Carpathians

Published Online: Dec 22, 2015

Page range: 129 - 137

Received: Apr 08, 2015

Accepted: Jul 31, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ffp-2015-0013

Keywords
acid soil reaction, rankers, soil organic carbon, soil water repellency, White Carpathian Mts

© 2015 Lucia Kořenková et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Basic soil properties as a factor controlling the occurrence and intensity of water repellency in rankers of the White Carpathians

Published Online: Dec 22, 2015

Page range: 129 - 137

Received: Apr 08, 2015

Accepted: Jul 31, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ffp-2015-0013

Keywordsacid soil reaction, rankers, soil organic carbon, soil water repellency, White Carpathian Mts

© 2015 Lucia Kořenková et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
acid soil reaction, rankers, soil organic carbon, soil water repellency, White Carpathian Mts