Factors influencing exfiltration processes in sewers

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-154

  Blackwood, D J ^a   Ellis, J B ^b   Revitt, D M ^b   Gilmour, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exfiltration; Leakage rates; Sewage solids; Sewer defects

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SEDIMENTS; SOLID WASTES;

EXFILTRATION; EXFILTRATION LEAKAGE TESTS; SEWAGE SOLIDS;

SEWERS;

LEAKAGE; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SEWER; SEWER OUTFALL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 15544372360     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0042     Document Type: Article

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