Published online 12 March 2007
Published in Soil Sci Soc Am J 71:314-321 (2007)
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0169
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Clay Mineralogy, Ionic Composition, and pH Effects on Hydraulic Properties of Depositional Seals
M. Ladoa,*,
M. Ben-Hurb and
I. Shainbergb
a Faculty of Sciences, Univ. da Coruña, A Zapateira s/n 15071, Spain
b Inst. of Soil, Water and Environ. Science, The Volcani Centre, Agricultural Research Organization, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel

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Fig. 1. Relative flow rate of the silt loam leached with detrimental and nondetrimental solutions, as functions of cumulative leachate. Bars indicate one standard deviation.
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Fig. 2. Relative flow rates through the columns during leaching with montmorlillonite and illite suspensions with various exchangeable sodium percentages and electrolyte concentrations. Bars indicate one standard deviation.
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Fig. 3. Relative flow rates through the columns during leaching with kaolinite suspensions with various exchangeable sodium percentages (ESP) and pHs as functions of cumulative leachate. Bars indicate one standard deviation.
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Fig. 4. The pH of the leachate as a function of cumulative leachate during leaching of the soil with kaolinite suspensions of various pH levels. Bars indicate one standard deviation.
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Fig. 5. Hydraulic resistance of the depositional seal as a function of the exchangeable sodium percentage for the suspensions prepared with various electrolyte concentrations: (A) montmorillonite; (B) illite. Bars indicate one standard deviation.
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Fig. 6. Hydraulic resistance of the depositional seal as a function of pH of the suspension for Ca- and Na-kaolinite. Bars indicate one standard deviation. Values for each saturating cation followed by the same lowercase letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05. Values for each pH followed by the same uppercase letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05.
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