Remediation to improve infiltration into compact soils

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 85-95

  Olson, Nicholas C ^a   Gulliver, John S ^a   Nieber, John L ^a   Kayhanian, Masoud ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Compost; Infiltration; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Soil remediation; Soil strength; Tilling; Urban stormwater runoff

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPOSTING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; URBAN GROWTH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BULK DENSITY; COMPOST; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL INFILTRATION; SOIL STRENGTH; SOILS REMEDIATION; TILLING; URBAN AREAS; URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF;

SOILS;

STORM WATER;

BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; COMPOST; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; INFILTROMETER; LAND USE CHANGE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RUNOFF; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL STRENGTH; SURFACE WATER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BULK DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL COMPACTION; TILLAGE; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84872780887     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.057     Document Type: Article

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