Infiltration of wastewater and simulated rainwater as affected by polyacrylamide

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1061-1067

  Gardiner, Duane T ^a   Sun, Qingguo ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b Wilson Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural hydrology; Hydraulic conductivity; Irrigation; Soils

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; RAIN; WASTEWATER; WATERSHEDS;

WATER USE;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLAY SOIL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; POLYMER; SANDY LOAM; SOIL IMPROVEMENT;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0036693919     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2002.tb05546.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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