Higashino, M., Erickson, A. J., Toledo-Cossu, F. L., Beauvais, S. W., Stefan, H. G., , . 2017. Rinsing of Saline Water from Road Salt in a Sandy Soil by Infiltrating Rainfall: Experiments, Simulations, and Implications: Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. Springer International Publishing, . , .

Infiltration, Road salt, Soils, Water quality, Lab study, Methods, Chloride, Winter maintenance

This study simulated the conditions needed to rinse salinated runoff from winter road maintenance operations out of the sandy soils. The results indicate that the soils must become saturated in order to effectively rinse the salinated water from the soil pores.