Wastewater treatment in soil as a function of residence time in the root zone

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dc.contributorVirginia Water Resources Research Centeren
dc.contributorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Agricultural Engineeringen
dc.contributor.authorMagette, William L.en
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Eldridge R. Jr.en
dc.contributor.authorShanholtz, Vernon O.en
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Water Resources Research Centeren
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-15T17:14:33Zen
dc.date.available2014-03-15T17:14:33Zen
dc.date.issued1983-03en
dc.description.abstractA laboratory study was conducted to determine nitrogen removal rates from a land-applied wastewater as a function of the length of time the wastewater remained in the root zone. A digital simulation model was used as an aid in describing soil-water (and wastewater) movement through the root zone under wet conditions (i.e., root zone 50-75 percent saturated). A procedure was developed to predict the rate and volume of drainage as a function of initial soil moisture content, amount of liquid applied, and time after liquid application. An exact relationship between nitrogen removals and wastewater residence time in the root zone could not be developed. However, removals of up to 95 percent of applied N H4<sup>+</sup>-N were observed in an 18-cm-deep root zone when residence times were as short as 2 hr.en
dc.description.notesThe work upon which this report is based was supported in part by funds provided by the United States Department of the Interior. "en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityWilliam L. Magette, Eldrige R. Collins, Jr., Vernon O. Shanholtzen
dc.format.extentvii, 70 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.oclc9678054en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46576en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBulletin (Virginia Water Resources Research Center) ; 137en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccTD201 .V57en
dc.subject.lcshSewage irrigation -- Mathematical modelsen
dc.subject.lcshWaste disposal in the grounden
dc.subject.lcshSoil percolationen
dc.titleWastewater treatment in soil as a function of residence time in the root zoneen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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