MSU Water Quality Research Images

Soil Behavior Upon Wetting with Saline-Sodic Water
The Role of Plants in the Phytoremediation of CBM Discharge Water
Dynamics of Product Water Chemistry & Defining Native Wetland Species' Salt Tolerance and Water Use Rates
Assessing Constructed Wetlands for Beneficial Use of Saline-Sodic Water
Utilization of Coal Bed Methane Waste Water to Enhance Biomass Production and Carbon Sequestration in Moisture Deficient Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Montana and Wyoming
Screening for Salt Tolerant Forage Species
Experimental Lined and Unlined CBM Product Water Holding Pond
Barley Variety Trials Under Irrigation with CBM Water
Plant and Soil Response to Irrigation with Water Comparable to CBM Product Water from the Powder River Basin

 

Soil Behavior Upon Wetting with Saline-Sodic Water, Part 1 & Part 2
Kim Hershberger, M.S., 2003

Soil sampling pit
Soils drying in oven
Pressure plates setup in the lab
Close-up or pressure plate apparatus

Leaching with distilled water
Wetting soil samples 		 


The Role of Plants in the Phytoremediation of CBM Discharge Water
Shannon Phelps, M.S., 2003
Literature Review

CBM treatment_water_barrel
Experimental columns - preplanting
Experimental columns - postplanting 		 


Dynamics of Product Water Chemistry & Defining Native Wetland Species' Salt Tolerance and Water Use Rates
Holly Sessoms, M.S., 2004

Columns containg plant species
Evaporation bucket

Regrowth after harvest


Assessing Constructed Wetlands for Beneficial use of Saline-Sodic Water

Amber Kirkpatrick, M.S., 2005 Literature Review
Lysimeters Lysimeters in greenhouse Evaporation pan Float valve
 
Early greenhouse construction
Lysimeters and soil moisture monitor		  


Utilization of Coal Bed Methane Waste Water to Enhance Biomass Production and Carbon Sequestration in Moisture Deficient Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Montana and Wyoming
Suzanna Roffe, Research Associate
Closeup of columns Preharvest biomass
Soil shrinkage following wetting		 Wheatgrass and bulrush


Screening for Salt Tolerant Forage Species
Allison Levy, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Irrigating treatment rings
Forage
Harvesting treatment rings
Harvested treatment rings
 
Alfalfa
Weighing harvested biomass 		 


Experimental Lined and Unlined CBM Product Water Holding Ponds
Dr. James W. Bauder, Soil and Water Quality Specialist

Early pond construction Float valve Lined_pond_construction Lined_holding_pond
 
Lined and unlined ponds
Unlined_holding_pond		  


Barley Variety Trials Under Irrigation with CBM Water
Dr. James W. Bauder, Soil and Water Quality Specialist
2003
Irrigation system
Early season 		Early_season
Early_season

CBM irrigated soil early in the growing season
CBM irrigated soil late in the growing season
Mid-season barley
late_season barley
2004

Soil receiving non-saline irrigation water
Soil receiving saline-sodic irrigation water
Barley receiving non-saline water
Barley receiving saline_sodic water
 
Closeup of barley receiving_non-saline water
Closeup of barley receiving saline-sodic water
 


Plant and Soil Response to Irrigation with Water Comparable to CBM Product Water from the Powder River Basin
Dr. James W. Bauder, Soil and Water Quality Specialist


Experimental boxes