Temporal changes in hydraulic conductivity of sand porous media biofilters during wastewater infiltration due to biomat formation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 311, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 230-243

  Beach, Deborah N H ^a   McCray, John E ^b   Lowe, Kathryn S ^b   Siegrist, Robert L ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomat; Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration; Porous media biofilters; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SAND; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER;

BIOMATS; INFILTRATIVE SURFACE; POROUS MEDIA BIOFILTERS; WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

BIOFILTRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 22244438851     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.01.024     Document Type: Article

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