Renovation of septic effluent in a stratified sand filter

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1324, Issue , 1997, Pages 235-247

  Nichols, D Jeffery ^a   Wolf, Duane C ^a   Gross, Mark A ^b   Rutledge, E Moye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal Coliforms; Nitrate; Nitrogen; NPOC; Phosphorus; Renovation; Sand Filter; Septic Tank Effluent

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; EFFLUENTS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

FECAL COLIFORMS; SAND FILTER; SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT;

SEPTIC TANKS;

EID: 0031270645     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp13801s     Document Type: Article

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