Assessing potential impacts of a wastewater rapid infiltration basin system on groundwater quality: A delaware case study

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 391-404

  Andres, A S ^a   Sims, J Thomas ^b  

^a Delaware Geological Survey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION PROCESS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; GROUNDWATER MONITORING; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SORPTION CAPACITIES; WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LEACHING; LOADING; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RURAL AREAS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; RAPID INFILTRATION BASIN SYSTEM; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; DELAWARE; SEWAGE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

DELAWARE; GROUNDWATER; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84874988728     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0273     Document Type: Article

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