This valuable reference delineates the ground water quality concerns associated with the planning and usage of septic tank systems. Septic tank systems represent a significant source of ground water pollution in the United States. Since many existing systems are exceeding their design life by several-fold, the usage of synthetic organic chemicals in the household and for system cleaning is increasing, and larger-scale systems are being designed and used.
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...a thorough, informative book on this pertinent topic.
-JOURNAL OF GROUND WATER.
...provides an excellent source of information on the topic...highly recommended.
-WATER, AIR, AND SOIL POLLUTION
...a must-read for those who develop septic systems and who write and enforce the standards and regulatory codes.
-JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
...for those interested in practical applications of their science, this book could open up fresh ideas.
-JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE
-JOURNAL OF GROUND WATER.
...provides an excellent source of information on the topic...highly recommended.
-WATER, AIR, AND SOIL POLLUTION
...a must-read for those who develop septic systems and who write and enforce the standards and regulatory codes.
-JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
...for those interested in practical applications of their science, this book could open up fresh ideas.
-JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE
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The first reported use of a septic tank for serving the wastewater disposal needs of a household was in France about 1870. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
septic tank system effluents, percolative capacity, serving multiple housing units, impoundment assessment method, volumetric application rate, ground water pollution potential, empirical assessment methodologies, infiltrative surface, soil absorption system, septic tile, plinthic horizon, septic tank systems, unsaturated depth, surface impoundment assessment, ground water flow equation, seepage system, infiltrative capacity, single housing units, seepage fields, table gradient, septic tank effluent, ground water models, ground water modeling, disease contraction, high percolation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Environmental Protection Agency, New York, Geological Survey, United States, Midwest City, Sunvalley Acres, Arrowhead Hills, New Jersey, Del City, East Norman, Forest Park, Green Pastures, New Hampshire, Nicoma Park, Public Health Service, Federal Housing Authority, Silver Lake Estates, Uniform Plumbing Code, University of Wisconsin, New Mexico, Oklahoma City, Water Resources Research, Journal of Environmental Quality, Land Treatment of Wastewater, Deep Fork River New!
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The first reported use of a septic tank for serving the wastewater disposal needs of a household was in France about 1870. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
septic tank system effluents, percolative capacity, serving multiple housing units, impoundment assessment method, volumetric application rate, ground water pollution potential, empirical assessment methodologies, infiltrative surface, soil absorption system, septic tile, plinthic horizon, septic tank systems, unsaturated depth, surface impoundment assessment, ground water flow equation, seepage system, infiltrative capacity, single housing units, seepage fields, table gradient, septic tank effluent, ground water models, ground water modeling, disease contraction, high percolation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Environmental Protection Agency, New York, Geological Survey, United States, Midwest City, Sunvalley Acres, Arrowhead Hills, New Jersey, Del City, East Norman, Forest Park, Green Pastures, New Hampshire, Nicoma Park, Public Health Service, Federal Housing Authority, Silver Lake Estates, Uniform Plumbing Code, University of Wisconsin, New Mexico, Oklahoma City, Water Resources Research, Journal of Environmental Quality, Land Treatment of Wastewater, Deep Fork River New!
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- The World Almanac and Book of Facts by Newspaper Enterprise Association on page 11
- New England (American Food Library) by Joan Darby Norris in Back Matter
- Septic Systems Handbook, Second Edition by O. Benjamin Kaplan on page 144, page 153, and page 169
- Ground Water Quality Protection by Deborah Fairchild on page 119, and page 200
- Groundwater Contamination in the United States by Ruth Patrick in Back Matter
- Groundwater Hydrology by David Keith Todd on page 410
- Alternative Waste Treatment Systems (Proceedings of the International Conference Held at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, May 26-27,) by R. Bhamidimarri on page 21
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