| Main Title |
Septic tank disposal systems as phosphorus sources for surface waters / |
| Author |
Jones, Rebecca A., ;
Lee., G. Fred
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Texas Univ. at Dallas, Richardson. Inst. for Environmental Sciences. ;EnviroQual Consultants and Labs., Inc., Plano, Tex.;Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, Okla. |
| Publisher |
Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
| Year Published |
1977 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/3-77/129; EPA-R-804549 |
| Stock Number |
PB-276 689 |
| OCLC Number |
03739181 |
| Subjects |
Septic tanks ;
Sewage disposal ;
Soils--Phosphorus content ;
Water--Waste
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| Additional Subjects |
Ground water ;
Surface waters ;
Phosphorus ;
Septic tanks ;
Water pollution ;
Monitoring ;
Soils ;
Adsorption ;
Fertilizing ;
Sewage disposal ;
Field tests ;
Water analysis ;
Observation wells ;
Wisconsin ;
Burnett County(Wisconsin) ;
Path of pollutants
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBD |
EPA 600-3-77-129 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
07/21/2014 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-3-77-129 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD |
EPA 600-3-77-129 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
04/10/1998 |
| EMBD |
EPA/600/3-77/129 |
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NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK |
09/29/1995 |
| ESAD |
EPA 600-3-77-129 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
08/16/2017 |
| NTIS |
PB-276 689 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
ix, 62 pages : maps |
| Abstract |
A 4-year groundwater monitoring study was conducted in the immediate vicinity of an active septic tank wastewater disposal system in the sandy substrate in Burnett County of northwestern Wisconsin to determine the potential for this method of wastewater disposal to contribute to excessive fertilization of surface waters. To monitor the movement of the effluent and the character of the area groundwater, selected parameters were measured in water samples collected from an array of wells located up and down groundwater gradient from the septic tank tile field. The results of this study confirm the conclusions, drawn from similar studies in other areas, that phosphorus from septic tank wastewater disposal system effluent is usually not readily transported through the groundwater. Therefore, septic tank wastewater disposal systems generally do not contribute significant amounts of phosphorus to surface waters to contribute to their excessive fertilization. |
| Notes |
"Grant no. R-804549." "November 1977" Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-61). |
