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Porosity and Permeability Lab. The terms porosity and permeability are related. ï· porosity â the amount of empty space in a rock or other earth substance; this empty. space is known as pore space. Porosity is how much water a substance can hold. Porosity is usually stated as a percentage of the materialâs total volume. ï· permeability â is how well water flows through rock or other earth substance.
The permeability and the infiltration rate areinfluenced by the size and distribution of pores in the soil. The morelarge pores in the soil, the higher its permeability and infiltration.Soils with low permeability are not suited to vegetable growing,since the movement of water through the soil profile is low.