The effects of a polyacrylamide-derived water treatment residue on the hydraulic conductivity, water retention and evaporation of four contrasting South African soils and implications for land disposal

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 227-234

  Moodley, M ^a   Hughes, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Hydraulic conductivity; Soil physical properties; Water retention; Water treatment residue

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EVAPORATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SILT; SOILS;

LAND DISPOSAL; WATER RETENTION; WATER TREATMENT RESIDUE;

WASTEWATER;

DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYACRYLAMIDE; POLYMER;

CLAY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EVAPORATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SILT; SOILS; WASTEWATER;

BULK DENSITY; EVAPORATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WATER RETENTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BULK DENSITY; CATION EXCHANGE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPORATION; FLOCCULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDFILL; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SAND; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER TREATMENT;

ACRYLIC RESINS; POROSITY; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33751046784     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.566     Document Type: Article

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