LIST OF TABLES*
Table
1. Physical and chemical properties of a Hanford Sandy Loam .......................................... 4
2. Solution composition formulations to obtain various Monovalent Ion Adsorption
Ratios with chloride salts of sodium, potassium and ammonium ................................... 9
3. Leachate composition found using various Monovalent Ion Ratios with chloride salts
of sodium, potassium and ammonium ..................................................................................... 11
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LIST OF FIGURES*
Figure Page
1. Schematic of column constant head apparatus used to measure soil hydraulic conductivity ....... 6
2. Concentration of cations present in the leachate produced by irrigating with various KC1
amended solutions of increasing Monovalent ion Adsorption Ratio on a Hanford Sandy Loam ... 12
3. Actual leachate pH changes produced by irrigating with solutions or increasing Monovalent
Ion Adsorption Ratios for a Hanford Sandy Loam ................................................................................ 23
*Quinlan, P. 1984. The effect of irrigation solution composition upon the physical and chemical
composition upon the physical and chemical composition of soils. Senior Project, Library, California
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.