Model evaluation of potential impacts of on-site wastewater systems on phosphorus in Turkey Creek Watershed

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1636-1646

  Geza, Mengistu ^a   McCray, John E ^a   Murray, Kyle E ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AGRICULTURAL SOURCES; MODEL EVALUATION; NUTRIENT LOADING; ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS; POINT AND NONPOINT SOURCES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK; SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT; SEWER SYSTEM; TIME FRAME; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATERSHED ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; EFFLUENTS; HYDRAULICS; LANDFORMS; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEPTIC TANKS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATERSHEDS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUTRIENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SEWER; SIMULATION; STREAM (RIVER); TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; CALIBRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; TEXAS; WATER;

EID: 77957871882     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0354     Document Type: Article

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