Controls on groundwater nitrogen contributions from on-site wastewater systems in coastal North Carolina

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1448-1455

  Humphrey Jr , C P ^a   O'Driscoll, M A ^a   Zarate, M A ^a,b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal; Nitrogen; Septic system; Soil

Indexed keywords

COASTAL; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGENS; GROUND WATER LEVEL; GROUP III; NITROGEN LOADING; NITROGEN SPECIATION; NITROGEN SPECIES; NORTH CAROLINA; ONSITE SYSTEMS; ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS; SANDY CLAY LOAM; SEASONAL HIGH WATER TABLE; SEPARATION DISTANCES; SEPTIC SYSTEM; SOIL GROUPS; SOIL TYPES; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITROGEN; WASTEWATER;

SOILS;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NITRATE; SOIL TYPE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTEWATER; WATER TABLE;

ARTICLE; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; NORTH CAROLINA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649676170     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.417     Document Type: Article

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