Fiberglass Wicks for Sampling of Water and Solutes in the Vadose Zone | Zendy

Boll J. | Zendy; Steenhuis T. S. | Zendy; Selker J. S. | Zendy

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Fiberglass Wicks for Sampling of Water and Solutes in the Vadose Zone

Author(s) -

Boll J.,

Steenhuis T. S.,

Selker J. S.

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

soil science society of america journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1435-0661

pISSN - 0361-5995

DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1992.03615995005600030005x

Subject(s) - vadose zone , water content , suction , hydraulic conductivity , sampling (signal processing) , geotechnical engineering , water flow , moisture , soil science , environmental science , soil water , materials science , geology , composite material , engineering , electrical engineering , filter (signal processing) , mechanical engineering

Sampling solute concentrations in the vadose zone provides an early‐warning system for groundwater pollution. Various sampling devices are available. This study evaluates the functionality of fiberglass wicks in a soil solution sampler. Fiberglass wicks act as a hanging water column, drawing water from the undisturbed field soil without external application of suction. Flow characteristics of wicks were observed in the laboratory by miscible‐displacement tests using Br and an organic dye. The matric potential in the wick as a function of flow rate was measured. Fiberglass wicks behaved like a porous medium that effectively could apply a suction to the soil while only minimally retarding the organic dye. The relationship between matric potential, moisture content, and unsaturated conductivity was determined for several wicks. Based on these relationships, a set of curves was produced depicting travel time of nonadsorbed chemicals and the matric potential in the wick as a function of flow rate. These curves can be used for selecting optimum wick length and diameter for a given sampler configuration.

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