Fate of individual sewage disposal system wastewater within regolith in mountainous terrain

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 691-699

  Dano, Kathleen ^a   Poeter, Eileen ^b   Thyne, Geoff ^b  

^a Geomega   (United States)

^b Advanced Coatings and Surface Engineering Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractured rocks; Hydrochemical modeling; Septic system; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BEDROCK; EFFLUENT; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; RECHARGE; REGOLITH; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; TERRAIN; WASTEWATER;

EID: 45849109603     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0244-3     Document Type: Article

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