E. coli transport through soil columns: Implications for bioretention cell removal efficiency

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 481-486

  Garbrecht, K ^a   Fox, G A ^b   Guzman, J A ^b   Alexander, D ^c  

^a Woolpert/OSU ^*

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WOOLPERT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioretention cell; Column experiments; E. coli; Low impact development; Pathogenic bacteria; Runoff

Indexed keywords

BIORETENTION CELL; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; E. COLI; LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; PATHOGENIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERIMENTS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; FLOW RATE; REMOVAL; RUNOFF; SAND; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SORPTION; SURFACE TREATMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOLOGY; MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL COLUMN; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67049155673     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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