Modeling the impact of clustered septic tank systems on groundwater quality

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 599-609

  Pang, Liping ^a   Nokes, Chris ^a   Šimůnek, Jirka ^b   Kikkert, Heather ^a   Hector, Ross ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND LEVEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE; FECAL COLIFORM; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34247622628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2005.0108     Document Type: Article

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