Effluent flux prediction in variably saturated soil zones within a septic tank-soil absorption trench

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 677-686

  Beal, Cara D ^a   Gardner, Ted ^a   Rassam, David W ^b   Vieritz, Alison M ^c   Menzies, Neal W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Queensland Department of Natural Resources   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomat zone; HYDRUS 2D; Modelling; On site wastewater; Septic system; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOMATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEPTIC TANKS; WASTEWATER;

BIOMAT ZONES; EXFILTRATION ZONES; ON SITE WASTEWATER; UNSATURATED FLOW;

SOILS;

FLUX MEASUREMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; PERMEABILITY; PHREATIC ZONE; TRENCH; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 33750340323     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR06007     Document Type: Article

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