Characterization of on-site wastewater nitrogen plumes in shallow coastal aquifers, North Carolina

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change - Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 949-958

  Humphrey Jr , C P ^a   Deal, N E ^b   O'Driscoll, M A ^a   Lindbo, D L ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifers; Coastal environment; Nitrogen; North Carolina; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITROGEN; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONS; COASTAL AQUIFERS; COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; DISSOLVED NITROGEN; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FATE AND TRANSPORT; GROUND WATER LEVEL; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HIGH NITROGEN CONTENT; LOW RESISTIVITY; NATIONAL LEVEL; NITRATE NITROGEN; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NORTH CAROLINA; ON-SITE WASTEWATER; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PRELIMINARY DATA; SANDY SOILS; SEPTIC SYSTEM; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; TOTAL NITROGEN; WASHINGTON; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AQUIFERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISEASE CONTROL; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; SEPTIC TANKS; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

NITROGEN;

EID: 77955002895     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41114(371)105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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