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The Effect of Wetting Agents on Infiltration
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1962
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FiltrationSoil PropertySurface RunoffEngineeringDesiccationEnvironmental EngineeringWetting AgentEnvironmental RemediationBeneficial Residual EffectWater TreatmentWater QualityMembrane ProcessInfiltration RatesHydraulic Property
Abstract Laboratory studies conducted on the effect of wetting agents on infiltration rates indicated that ( 1 ) a wetting agent can increase infiltration rates into hydrophobic soils but have either no effect or adverse effects on soils which are not particularly hydrophobic; ( 2 ) the wetting agents used in the study produced a beneficial residual effect; and ( 3 ) the wetting agent is not completely leached from thatch.