Accumulation of organic matter components in soil under conditions imposed by wastewater infiltration

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1690-1700

  McKinley, James W ^a   Siegrist, Robert L ^a  

^a Advanced Coatings and Surface Engineering Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES; EFFLUENT FLOWS; FIELD RESEARCH; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH WATER CONTENT; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; INFILTRATIVE SURFACE; MICROAEROPHILIC CONDITION; ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MOLECULES; PILOT SCALE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLYPHOSPHATES; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PORES; SOIL SAMPLE; TEST SITE; TOTAL ORGANIC C; WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEEPAGE; SEPTIC TANKS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; SURFACES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROWTH RATE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; INFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLYSACCHARIDE; POROSITY; SANDY LOAM; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTEWATER;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957091702     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0395     Document Type: Article

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