Leaching and contaminant transport

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Deep Drainage

Study groundwater recharge, nutrient or contaminant leaching, and the influence of land management practices on water retention and drainage across a larger area with affordable, easy to use instruments.

Drainage, Water Depth, and Electrical Conductivity

Water Depth and Electrical Conductivity

Water Content and Electrical Conductivity

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Accurately measure deep drainage and leaching using a METER Drain Gauge Lysimeter, or add an ATMOS 41 All In One Weather Station and TEROS water content sensors to quantify the water balance at your measurement site

Soil Moisture

Plant growth, microbial activity, nutrient availability and transport, soil erosion, soil compaction, soil respiration, water infiltration and drainage are all dependent on soil moisture. Measure the amount of water, its availability, and predict where it will move with our water content and water potential sensors.

Volumetric Water Content

Water Potential

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Measure both water content and availability at a single site by installing TEROS water content sensors and TEROS water potential sensors at multiple depths
Measure the soil moisture profile at multiple depths using a single TEROS profile probe or multiple TEROS water content sensors, all connected to a cloud enabled data logger

Surface and Ground Water Level Monitoring

Track groundwater recharge, water flows through canals or channels, or solute concentration using all-in-one sensors. Combining these sensors with a remote data logger allows you monitor water quality and levels across a wide area without frequent site visits.

Surface and Ground Water Level Monitoring

Software Model for Ground Water Depth

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Apply the HYDROS 21 and a cloud connected ZL6 Data Logger to remotely monitor surface and groundwater levels.

Lab Soil Characterization

LABROS is an innovative collection of soil science laboratory instruments, each designed to work individually or as part of a larger, automated system. Conduct Automated Particle Size Analysis and measure Soil Moisture Release Curves, Saturated and Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity, Thermal Conductivity from a single sample.

Soil Particle Size Analysis

Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soil Samples

Soil Moisture Release Curves for Soil Samples

Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Soil Samples

Get a complete soil moisture release curve using HYPROP and WP4C lab instruments and LABROS software
Streamline your soil characterization methods by using the LABROS suite of laboratory instruments and software to perform accurate, automated analyses from a single soil sample
Measure both saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity from a single soil sample using HYPROP and KSAT laboratory instruments

Field Hydraulic Properties

Measure the movement and distribution of water in the soil to inform water management, predict soil behavior under a variety of moisture conditions, measure groundwater recharge, or optimize agricultural practices for efficient water usage. Field instruments like the SATURO set the standard for simple, accurate, and time-efficient data collection.

Field Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity

Field Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity

Field Moisture Release Curve

Water Potential

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Generate in situ soil moisture retention curves using TEROS water content sensors, water potential sensors, and tensiometers installed at multiple depths
Get accurate, in situ hydraulic conductivity measurements with less water and simpler processes using SATURO and the Mini Disk Infiltrometer

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ZENTRA System

Customize your data collection and logging solution by combining multiple METER sensors with the ZL6 Data Logger and ZENTRA Cloud. ZENTRA stores your data in the cloud, allowing easy access to your data and near-real-time reports from all of your data loggers.

Avoid costly field visits by accessing your data from any web-connected device. Analyze it with ZENTRA’s built-in visualization tools, and easily share insights without tracking down log files on individual computers.

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LABROS System

Streamline your laboratory analyses and reduce human error using the innovative LABROS soil science laboratory collection. Perform automated particle size analysis, generate soil moisture release curves, or measure thermal and hydraulic conductivity with METER laboratory instruments designed to produce accurate analyses in a fraction of the time of other methods.

Even better, LABROS instruments can be combined to perform all of these analyses from a single sample, saving time and reducing measurement errors due to variations in sample characteristics.

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LABROS-capable laboratory instruments from METER, including WP4C, KSAT, VARIOS, and PARIO

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“We developed a method to decontaminate the soil while leaving it fertile. Using only resources and processes already present in rice farming.”

 – Prof. Masaru Mizoguchi, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences | The University of Tokyo

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Episode 33: Combating arsenic in groundwater and rice

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