Intermittent sand filtration for domestic wastewater treatment: Effects of filter depth and hydraulic parameters

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 451-459

  Widrig, D L ^a   Peeples, J A ^b,c   Mancl, K M ^c  

^a Cooper Energy Services ^*  (United States)

^b Earth Tech Inc   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration rate; Intermittent; Sand filtration; Septic tank; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; FILTRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SAND; SEPTIC TANKS;

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; INFILTRATION RATE; SAND FILTRATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030195768     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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