Septic tank impacts on ground water quality and nearshore sediment nutrient flux

Ground Water

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1079-1089

  Reay, William G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT SURFACES; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CHESAPEAKE BAY; CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED; COASTAL PLAIN; COASTAL REGIONS; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGENS; FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA; FIELD STUDIES; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; INTERTIDAL SEDIMENTS; LOT SIZE; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NEARSHORES; NITROGEN LOADING; NITROGEN LOADS; NUTRIENT FLUXES; POPULATION GROWTH; SEDIMENT FLUX; SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; WATER CONCENTRATIONS; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; BACTERIOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENTS; LANDFORMS; LOADING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORM BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34347254361     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2004.tb02645.x     Document Type: Article

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