preventing larger particles from moving downward with the water. Simultaneous, microbial biofilms present in the soil digest the organic pollutants. Infiltration trenches also reduce the amount of ...

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

With a close eye on runoff, Jacob Kaderly says that no-till and cover crops have helped increase the water infiltration in the soil on his Juda, Wisconsin, farm. Jacob Kaderly always wanted to be ...

Its dense, fibrous root system not only improves soil structure for better water infiltration but also stabilises the soil, ...

Some within the soil science research community are ... the kinetic energy of raindrop impact, improve infiltration and increase water retention (Figure 10). The result is improved water ...