Geotechnical aspects of domestic on-site effluent management systems

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-82

  Whitehead, J H ^a   Geary, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Groundwater quality; Pollution; Unconfined aquifers; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GEOTECHNICAL ASPECT; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EFFLUENT; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 0034144542     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2000.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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