Captured streams and springs in combined sewers: A review of the evidence, consequences and opportunities

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4752-4766

  Broadhead, A T ^a   Horn, R ^a   Lerner, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined sewer; Culvert; Sewer infiltration; Urban streams; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GROUNDWATER; RIVERS; SEWERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

'CURRENT; BASEFLOWS; CASE-STUDIES; GROUND-WATER INFILTRATION; IN-PIPE; SPRING-IN; TREATMENT COSTS; URBAN STREAM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS; WATER INDUSTRIES;

INFILTRATION;

GROUND WATER; RUNOFF;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STREAM; URBAN AREA; WATER INDUSTRY;

CONVERSION DISORDER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NATURAL SPRING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEWER; SOCIAL ASPECT; STREAM (RIVER); URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879698724     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.05.020     Document Type: Review

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