Articles | Volume 25, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3041-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3041-2021
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08 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 08 Jun 2021

Geophysically based analysis of breakthrough curves and ion exchange processes in soil

Shany Ben Moshe, Pauline Kessouri, Dana Erlich, and Alex Furman

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A non-invasive geophysical method (spectral induced polarization, SIP) was used to characterize and predict solute transport patterns in soil columns. Our results show that SIP-based breakthrough curve (BTC) analysis is superior over conventional outflow-based analysis as it can characterize system heterogeneity and is superior over electrical-conductivity-based analysis as it is capable of distinguishing between the adsorption end-members without the need for sampling.
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