Soils have a natural characteristic called the cation exchange capacity (CEC) that allows them to hold (and exchange) cations (e.g., Ca+2 or Na+). These cations are held tight enough on the CEC that ...

A salt is a compound composed of positively and negatively charged ions (e.g., sodium (Na⁺) and chloride (Cl⁻)). While plants require soluble salts as nutrients, excessive amounts—referred to as soil ...

The discovery of hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, is considered by many to be the most important change in the energy sector since the introduction of nuclear-generated electricity more ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- Environmental advocates rounded out Winter Salt Week by taking a look at salt concentrations in Madison. The week is put on by Wisconsin Salt Wise. Representatives from that group as ...

Irrigator Rob McClary raised his hand to speak up while Tim Gates presented the South Platte Salinity Stakeholder Group with a visualization of the salt concentration in the soil of a soybean field in ...