Plastic suction plates

Plastic suction plates - area-related soil water extraction

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Areal extraction of soil solution for the quantitative analysis of solute fluxes; application in field studies and lysimeters (Excursus: Suction cups product finder)

  • Suitable for inorganic solutes with high sorption coefficients
  • Heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn), metalloids (As, Sb) and phosphates
  • High hydraulic conductivity
  • High Bubble Point
  • Open-grained polyethylene-structure or polyamide mesh acts as a protective sleeve to obtain a optimal hydraulic connectivity to the water-filled soil pores
  • Tongue and groove system allows construction to any size
Plate  
Filter material: Polyamide membrane
Bubble Point: ≥ 1,000 hPa
Pore size: 0,45 μm
Dimensions: 250 mm x 250 mm
Output volume: ca. 1000 ml/min (at water saturation and 500 hPa suction)
Tube  
Material: Polyethylene or polyamide
Length: 1 m; other lengths available on request
Diameter: 6/4 mm or 4/2 mm (outer/inner)
  • Dohlen, M. u. S. Wessel-Bothe (2004): A new procedure for quantifying solute fluxes in soils - first results of urban forest soils in the Ruhr district; EUROSOIL conference, Freiburg, Germany, Sept. 2004, Poster Session 02a: Soil Properties and Processes.
  • Dohlen, M. (2006): Stoffbilanzierung in urbanen Waldökosystemen der Stadt Bochum. Bochumer Geographische Arbeiten, Heft 73, 161 S.
  • Willich, M. & A. Buerkert (2016): Leaching of carbon and nitrogen from a sandy soil substrate: A comparison between suction plates and ion exchange resins; J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci., 179, 609-614.
  • Peters, A. et al. (2005): Sickerwassererfassung- Ein Vergleich von Geräten unterschiedlicher Bauart. 11. Gumpensteiner Lysimetertagung.