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322-1 Fate and Transport of Septic System Effluent in the Vadose Zone.

Poster Number 1046

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Long Beach Convention Center, Exhibit Hall BC, Lower Level
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Aziz Amoozegar, David Lindbo, Josh Heitman, Michael Vepraskas, Sergio Abit and Chris Stall, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Treatment of septic tank effluent predominantly occurs in the aerobic, unsaturated zone above the water table.   There has been a long debate across jurisdictions as to how much soil is needed for proper treatment and how constituent move across the capillary fringe.  This presentation will review recent work at both filed and laboratory scales in order to address this issue.
See more from this Division: S05 Pedology
See more from this Session: Hydropedology - Coupling Hydrology and Pedology Across Landscapes: II
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