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A methodological contribution to use of Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) as a tool for monitoring contamination of urbansoils with road salt

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The use of Ground-Penetrating Radar as a tool for monitoring urban soils contaminated with road salt was tested. Data obtained from GPR measurements were compared with the results of laboratory analyses of soil samples collected during selected measurements and evaluated in relation to weather (esp. temperature and precipitation sums) prevailing prior to the individual measurements. It was proved that GPR technology can be used to indicate presence of road salt in soil to a certain extent. However, the radar also reacted sensitively to other irregularities within soil horizons such as type of soil freezing and thawing, changes in soil moisture content and probably also varying activity of soil biota. Further research is necessary to screen out these influences in order to improve practical applicability of this technology in research of soil salinity in urban environment.

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This study was supported by project CZ.1.07/2.400/31.0032 (EE2.4.31.0032EE) ABIONET - The Platform for A Cooperation in A Landscape Formation.

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  1. Department of Geology and Soil Science, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 3, Brno, 613 00, Czech Republic

    Klement Rejšek, Lukáš Kuba, Renata Tichá, Daniel Drobný, Pavel Formánek & Valerie Vranová

  2. KOLEJCONSULT & servis spol. s r.o., Křenová 131/35, Brno, 602 00, Czech Republic

    Jiří Hruška

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Rejšek, K., Hruška, J., Kuba, L. et al. A methodological contribution to use of Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) as a tool for monitoring contamination of urbansoils with road salt. Urban Ecosyst 18, 169–188 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-014-0391-y

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