Effects of surfactants originating from reuse of greywater on capillary rise in the soil

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 10-11, 2005, Pages 157-166

  Shafran, A W ^a   Gross, A ^a   Ronen, Zeev ^a   Weisbrod, N ^a   Adar, Eilon ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capillary rise; Greywater; Hydrophobic soils; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; DETERGENTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; REUSABILITY; SOILS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CAPILLARY RISE; GREYWATER; HYDROPHOBIC SOILS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DETERGENT; FRESH WATER; SURFACTANT;

CAPILLARITY; DETERGENTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; REUSABILITY; SOILS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HOUSEHOLD; HYDROPHOBICITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LOESS; MOISTURE; PRODUCTIVITY; SAND; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 31844441962     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0690     Document Type: Article

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