Laboratory assessment of factors affecting soil clogging of soil aquifer treatment systems

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3153-3163

  Pavelic, P ^a   Dillon, P J ^b   Mucha, M ^c   Nakai, T ^b,d   Barry, K E ^b   Bestland, E ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Veolia Water (OEWA)   (Germany)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Clogging; Recycled water; SAT

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIOFILMS; GLASS; PONDING; POTABLE WATER; SOILS; TEXTURES; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING;

ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; CLOGGING; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; LABORATORY ASSESSMENT; PARTICLE REARRANGEMENT; RECYCLED WATER; SOIL AQUIFER TREATMENTS;

INFILTRATION;

BIOFILM; INFILTRATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERMEABILITY; RECYCLING; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; GREENHOUSE; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL INFILTRATION; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SUNLIGHT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79955480204     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.027     Document Type: Article

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