Preliminary Study on the Effect of Wastewater Storage in Septic Tank on E. coli Concentration in Summer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site and On-site Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS)
2.2. Water Quality Parameters
2.3 Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Common Water Quality Parameters
3.2. Fecal Indicator Bacteria
4. Discussions
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Appling, D.; Habteselassie, M.Y.; Radcliffe, D.; Bradshaw, J.K. Preliminary Study on the Effect of Wastewater Storage in Septic Tank on E. coli Concentration in Summer. Water 2013, 5, 1141-1151. https://doi.org/10.3390/w5031141
Appling D, Habteselassie MY, Radcliffe D, Bradshaw JK. Preliminary Study on the Effect of Wastewater Storage in Septic Tank on E. coli Concentration in Summer. Water. 2013; 5(3):1141-1151. https://doi.org/10.3390/w5031141
Chicago/Turabian StyleAppling, Dominique, Mussie Y. Habteselassie, David Radcliffe, and James K. Bradshaw. 2013. "Preliminary Study on the Effect of Wastewater Storage in Septic Tank on E. coli Concentration in Summer" Water 5, no. 3: 1141-1151. https://doi.org/10.3390/w5031141