LAND TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER

LAND TREATMENT IS ONE TECHNOLOGICAL METHOD WHICH CAN PROVIDE POLLUTION CONTROL WHILE ACHIEVING RECYCLING AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED SIMPLY THROUGH THE ACTION OF IN SITU PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE TERRESTRIAL SYSTEM. THE ACTIVE RENOVATION MECHANISMS OF THE SOIL/PLANT SYSTEM SUCH AS FILTRATION, PRECIPITATION, ADSORPTION, AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE EMPLOYED IN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PROCESSES; HENCE, FEWER NATURAL RESOURCES HAVE TO BE MINED TO PRODUCE CHEMICALS TO TREAT WASTEWATER. THE GREATEST OBSTACLE NOW IS ADVERSE PUBLIC OPINION DUE TO MISPERCEPTIONS. TWO MAJOR DESIGN FACTORS CONSIDERED ARE THE INFILTRATION AND PERMEABILITY OF THE SOIL, AND THE OVERALL NUTRIENT BALANCE OF THE SYSTEM. EXISTING SYSTEMS ARE DISCUSSED AS WELL AS PROGRAMS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

• Authors:
  • Johnson, R D
• Publication Date: 1973-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 375-8
• Serial:
  • Military Engineer
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue Number: 428
  • Publisher: Society of Military Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical processes; Field tests; Infiltration; Land; Permeability; Public opinion; Purification; Sewage treatment; Soils; Wastewater; Water pollution; Water quality
• Uncontrolled Terms: Treatment; Water treatment
• Old TRIS Terms: Insitu methods; Soil permeability; Water purification
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205266
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1974 12:00AM