Estimating the water budget for a peat filter treating septic tank effluent in the field

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 271, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 52-64

  Van Geel, Paul J ^a   Parker, Wayne J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Hydraulics; Peat; Septic; Water budget

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; SEPTIC TANKS;

PORE WATER PRESSURES;

HYDROLOGY;

BIOFILTER; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PEAT; UNSATURATED FLOW;

EFFLUENT; FILTER; PEAT; SOIL WATER; UNSATURATED FLOW; WATER BUDGET;

CANADA;

EID: 0037428981     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00316-5     Document Type: Article

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