Title: (Optional) Explain leaching in soils.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-18) > Section: Protecting the Environment – Soil

Explanation should include

- definition ofleaching
- effects of leaching on soil.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can leaching be detrimental if it is a natural process?
- How does leaching cause groundwater contamination?
- What types of chemical interactions occur during leaching?
- How does leaching affect the agricultural ecosystem when removing nutrients from the soil, or preventing salt accumulation?