Influence of Surface Biosolids Application on Infiltration

Table 1

Cumulative infiltration and Green Ampt “b” value for the Stellar soil under two wetness conditions and the Chilicotal soil on the Sierra Blanca Ranch.

Soil conditions	Cumulative infiltration, cm	“b” value
Stellar soil bare wet biosolids Mg ha^−1
0	1.1	0
7	1.2	1.2
34	1.8	2.2
90	2.1	1.9
Stellar soil bare dry biosolids Mg ha^−1
0	2	2.2
7	2.2	2.6
34	3	8.4
90	4	14
Stellar soil vegetated wet biosolids Mg ha^−1
0	3.8	18
7	2.9	7.3
34	4.2	26
90	4.2	22
Stellar soil vegetated dry biosolids Mg ha^−1
0	5.6	46
7	4.8	30
34	5.9	53
90	6.4	61
Chilicotal soil biosolids Mg ha^−1
0	2.2	0
7	2.2	0.22
34	4.5	18
90	6.1	44