Explore: Soil Percolation

basin. The results of a percolation test are required to design a septic system properly. In its broadest terms, percolation testing observes how quickly

that modulates capacity for percolation. During the last decades, percolation theory, the mathematical study of percolation, has brought new understanding

components of the natural water cycle such as storm surge overflows, soil percolation, and bio-filtration. These efforts hope to mitigate the effect human

a drained wet soil at the point water content reaches equilibrium with gravity. Irrigating soil above field capacity risks percolation losses. Wilting

textured soils with base-poor parent material (usually rich in quartz) also promote podzolization, as they encourage percolating water flow. The soil-forming

Soil erosion is the denudation or wearing away of the upper layer of soil. It is a form of soil degradation. This natural process is caused by the dynamic

with only a screened air vent.[citation needed] Minimum distances and soil percolation requirements between sewage disposal sites and water wells need to

Soil formation, also known as pedogenesis, is the process of soil genesis as regulated by the effects of place, environment, and history. Biogeochemical

Soil moisture is the water content of the soil. It can be expressed in terms of volume or weight. Soil moisture measurement can be based on in situ probes

literature.[tone] The process by which soil absorbs water and water drains downwards is called percolation. Soil water retention is essential to life.