A comparative study on the treatment performance of a conventional septic tank system and reed bed-soil absorption system receiving domestic effluent

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 4, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 45-53

  O'Luanaigh, Niall ^a   Johnston, Paul ^a   Misstear, Bruce ^a   Patel, Titiksh ^b   Gill, Laurence ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Dun Laoghaire Co Dublin   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Freely draining; Horizontal subsurface flow (HF) reed bed; On site wastewater treatment (OWTS); Percolation area; Secondary effluent (SE); Septic tank effluent (STE)

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77954203296     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.354     Document Type: Article

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