Sensoil’s Vadose Zone Monitoring System (VMS) enables real-time measurement of water flow and contaminant transport across the unsaturated zone, from land surface to groundwater.
VMS can be installed in a range of applications, where monitoring of the vadose (unsaturated) zone, in addition to the saturated zone, is important.
Applications include:
Groundwater protection
Agricultural soil monitoring
Earthen dam safety and stability
Soil remediation optimization (in-situ)
Responsible and smart mining
Over 100 Vadose-zone Monitoring Systems have been installed around the globe over recent years. Aquifer and natural water source pollution occurrences have been avoided, remediation processes have been optimised, and scientific research has flourished and continues to do so.
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Groundwater is the world's most important source of water.
It is vital to ensure that groundwater is clean, and uncontaminated by pollutants.
Groundwater is usually polluted by contaminants originating on the land surface, transported by water percolating through the unsaturated zone.
Early detection of soil pollutants is critical to save groundwater and other water resources.
Existing monitoring programs, based on groundwater sampling methods are ineffective, since pollution is only detected once it reaches the aquifer.
Therefore, monitoring of the unsaturated zone is critical for protection of water resource quality.
Sensoil presents the first ever, real-time Vadose-zone Monitoring System.
The VMS is composed of flexible sleeves hosting monitoring units, implemented in uncased, slanted boreholes.
These enable continuous measurement of variations in the hydraulic and chemical properties of the unsaturated zone.
The monitoring units include flexible water content sensors, and vadose zone sampling ports.
The system measures water flow and contaminant migration, from land surface to the water table.
Real-time hydraulic data, and water samples for chemical analysis, are continuously collected and registered by a dedicated control panel.
Data from the unsaturated zone is directly accessible via cloud from anywhere.
Once installed, Sensoil's monitoring system provides real-time information on pollution potential.
This enables effective management and protection of water resources.
Sensoil's typical water resource management applications include:
• Protection of groundwater from potential pollution sources
• Remediation of contaminated sites
• Water reservoirs and
• Enhanced safety of earthen dams
Let's protect groundwater – the global source of life !
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