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This book aims to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a clear coverage of the basic principles of water and solute retention and transport through the vadose zone, the theory behind the transport, and introductory guidance on the use of some of the existing public-domain computer models. Students are expected to develop an improved understanding of the fundamental processes within the soil profile that control water infiltration, redistribution, evapotranspiration, and drainage; understand impacts of anthropogenic contaminants on soil and groundwater quality; and know the effects of land use on flow and transport.