Earthworm populations in septic system filter fields and potential effects on wastewater renovation

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 195-200

  Hawkins, Carrie L ^a   Shipitalo, Martin J ^b   Rutledge, E Moye ^a   Savin, Mary C ^a   Brye, Kristofor R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Septic systems; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749138137     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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