Vadose zone microbial transport below at-grade distribution of wastewater effluent

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 771-785

  Motz, Erin C ^a   Cey, Edwin ^a   Ryan, M Cathy ^a   Chu, Angus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

At grade distribution; Onsite wastewater effluent; Pathogen indicators; Septic system; Sewage; Subsurface treatment

Indexed keywords

AT-GRADE DISTRIBUTION; COLD CLIMATE; DISTRIBUTION LINES; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DYE TRACER; E. COLI; HORIZONTAL TRANSPORT; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; IN-SITU; LOADING RATE; LOG REDUCTIONS; MICROBIAL TRANSPORT; ON-SITE WASTEWATER; PORE WATERS; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; SEPTIC SYSTEM; SOIL SAMPLING; SOIL SURFACES; SUBSURFACE TREATMENT; TREATED WASTEWATER; VADOSE ZONE; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS;

BACTERIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLIMATOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SEWAGE; SOILS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

CHLORIDE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; POREWATER; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; SUBSOIL; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VADOSE ZONE; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; AT GRADE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; BACTERIAL FATE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; COLD CLIMATE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT LOADING RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; MICROBIAL TRANSPORT; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION AND POLLUTION RELATED PHENOMENA; PREDATION; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL SAMPLING; VADOSE ZONE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER SAMPLING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84856544947     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-011-0901-y     Document Type: Article

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