Natural attenuation of nitrogen loading from septic effluents: Spatial and environmental controls

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1399-1408

  Meile, C ^a   Porubsky, W P ^a   Walker, R L ^a   Payne, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal eutrophication; Denitrification; Nitrogen transformation; Septic tank; Sulfide inhibition

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NITROGEN; RIVER POLLUTION; SEPTIC TANKS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; COASTAL EUTROPHICATION; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS; REACTION-TRANSPORT MODEL; SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT; SULFIDE INHIBITIONS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

GROUND WATER; NITROGEN; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SURFACE WATER;

DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INHIBITION; NITROGEN; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEPTIC TANK; UNITED STATES;

GEORGIA; MCINTOSH COUNTY [GEORGIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76749117585     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.11.019     Document Type: Article

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