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Transport and transformations of nitrogen compounds in effluent from sand filter-septic system draintile fields

Creator:

Bushman, Jennifer L.

Abstract:

A total of 44 intermittent sand filter-septic systems, in five counties of Western Oregon, were sampled over a three-month period during the summer of 1995. The sand filter systems varied in age from 36 months up to 167 months (3 to 13.9 years). Liquid samples were taken from the septic...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

average removal of total nitrogen (TKN + nitrate) through the filter was found to be 43%. Nitrate was