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<br />Savage, S.M., Martin, J.P.., and Lete}', John, 1969a., Contributio:l of some: soil fungi to <br />natural and heat-induced water repellency in sand: Soil Science Society of <br />America Proceedings, Y. 33, p. 405-409. <br />One of the earlier studies attem~ting to understand water-repellent soils, this paper offers <br />some alternate explanations on the mechanism of water-repell, ncy afte! heating. In <br />particular, it suggests that heat-induced repellency is the result of a chemical reaction <br />(pyrolosis), rather than physical v,porization and subsequent condensation on cooler soil <br />particles, as proposed by DeBano (1966). It also indicates that concensed materials must be <br />heated in situ to confer a high c,e~;ree of water repellency to a soil, and demonstrates the <br />in:1portance of soil fungi (ra1her than litter alone) in producing water. repellency after heating. <br /> <br />Savage, S.M., Martin, J.P., and Letey, John, 1969b., Contribution of humic acid and a <br />polysaccharide to wate! repellency in sand and soil: Soi L Science Society of <br />America Proceedings, v. 33, p. 149-151. <br />Researchers evaluated the effects 0:' microbially-generated polysacd arides, humic acids, and <br />their metal salts, on water repellency in sand and soil. Of all the substances tested, only one <br />humic acid caused water repellency. Tbe repellency in this instan:e was found to be pH <br />dependent. Results also indicated that a larger amount of the hyd rophobic substance was <br />needed in the soil than in the sand, pre~umably because of the larger surface aIea of the soil. <br />Researchers concluded that: the contribution of polysaccharides ar d humic acids to water <br />repellency is minimal. <br /> <br />Savage, S.M., Osborn, J., Lete)', Jlohn, and Heaton, c., 1972, Su~stances contributing <br />to fire-induced water repellency in soils: Soil Science Sc ciety of America <br />Proceedings, v. 36, p. 674-.678. <br />This investigation attempted to identify the source and chemical na1 ure of materials moving <br />from a heated soil, and to deterrrune if these materials were ca pable of causing water <br />repellency. Water-repellent soil was taken from the Red Moc ntain area in southern <br />Califomia, where chamis chaparral brctsh is the dominant vegeta tion type. Researchers <br />concluded that the processes responsible for causing fire-induced water repellency began <br />between 3000 and 4000C, in contrast to DeBano et al. (1967) who n ported that soils reach a <br />ma.ximum repellency at around 3000c:. They also found the m )st effective substances <br />causing fire-induced water repe:Je::lCY to be aliphatic hydrocarbo lS, and determined the <br />source of these compounds to be sw:face soil litter. Results fu rther indicated that the <br />mechanism involved in producirLg water repellency after heating" as probably a structural <br />change in the substances, rather than simple condensation of volat lized material on cooler <br />soil particles. The authors also concluded that in situ heating of these' materials was necessary <br />to cause repellency. <br /> <br />34 <br />