• The Effect Of Land Scope On Soil Loss From Erosion Sites

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    • Soil loss is as a result of detachment and transportation of soil particles from one place to another due to rainfall. The rate of soil erosion has been of great concern to the government and people of Imo state as regards to farm land and environmental degradation. This work analyzed the soil samples collected from two erosion sites namely, nNkede and Akaokwa all in Imo State and the soil loss for the samples which is the mainstay of this project was determined using a rainfall simulator. It was observed that Nekede recorded the highest soil loss of 190.3g and Akaokwa with a soil loss of 178.0g both at 9% slope. In terms of steepness of slope, Nekede has the steepest slope of 1/253.3 which led to a greater volume of run off and resulted to the highest soil loss. Recommendations were made on how best to reduce soil loss in Imo state.

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]When water is applied into the soil continually in form of irrigation or rainfall, it filter downward into the soil at a certain time the soil will be saturated, then the excess above infiltration capacity will result to surface runoff thereby leading to transportation of detached particles and erosion. The basic causes of erosion have been classified into three factors, the climatic factor and geologic factor and  human activities.The climatic factor: The climate factors that inf ... Continue reading---