Field demonstration of the combined effects of absorption and evapotranspiration on septic system drainfield capacity

Water Environment Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-161

  Rainwater, Ken ^a,b   Jackson, Andrew ^c   Ingram, Wesley ^a   Chang, Yong Lee ^a   Thompson, David ^c   Mollhagen, Tony ^c   Ramsey, Heyward ^c   Urban, Lloyd ^a,d  

^a Water Resources Center   (United States)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Box 41022 ^*

Author keywords

Artificial wastewater; Drainfields; Loading design; On site waste disposal; Septic systems

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DRAINAGE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EFFLUENTS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SEPTIC TANKS; SOILS;

DOWNWARD ABSORPTION; DRAINFIELDS; PERMEABLE SOILS; SOIL COMPOSITION;

ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ABSORPTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER LOSS;

EID: 14944378526     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X41726     Document Type: Article

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