Latest Publications
Zhou, T., Brunetti, G., Ruud, N., Šimůnek, J., Cui,W., Liao, A., Nasta, P., Gao, J., Levintal, E., García, C.P. and Dahlke, H.E., 2025. Simulation of pesticide transport in 70-m-thick soil profiles in response to large water applications. Journal of Hazardous Materials, p.137517.
This study employs a physically based unsaturated flow model, a Bayesian probabilistic approach and novel towed transient electromagnetic (tTEM) data to determine the fate and transport, especially the maximum transport depths (MTDs) of four pesticide residues (Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam, Chlorantraniliprole, and Methoxyfenozide) in three 70-m-thick unsaturated zones (P1, P2, P3) of California’s Central Valley alluvial aquifer.
Nguyen, T.T., Altman, A., Huang, L., Rodrigues, J.L.M., Dahlke, H.E., Kamennaya, N.A. and Levintal, E., 2025. A portable low-cost incubation chamber for real-time characterization of soil respiration. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 89(1), p.e20800.
This study presents a new, portable, low-cost (∼$700), open-source sensor system to measure CO2 and O2 concentrations in four closed chambers. We provided non-engineering end-users with step-by-step instructions on how to build the system, enabling replication and customization.
