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dc.contributor.authorGardner, E.
dc.contributor.authorVieritz, A.
dc.contributor.authorBeal, C.
dc.contributor.editorBob Swinton
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:02:52Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:02:52Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2011-08-16T07:30:12Z
dc.identifier.issn03100367
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/39808
dc.description.abstractSeptic systems have a mixed reputation both with the Australian public and regulatory authorities. There is a general belief that they are an outdated and substandard means of on-site wastewater treatment. In this paper we explore the evidence for the sustainability of on-site systems using contamination of surface and groundwaters as primary criteria. Overall we show that despite consistent reports of a high (e.g. =20%) incidence of failing septic trenches, evidence for off-site impacts ranges from sparse to ambiguous at best. To help fill in experimental data gaps we discuss modelling results reported by both ourselves and others, that place contaminant exports (in particular N, P and faecal coliforms) in the context of likely export loads from existing land uses and increasing urbanisation.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent296535 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Water Association
dc.publisher.placeSt Leonard's NSW
dc.publisher.urihttps://issuu.com/australianwater/docs/2006_-_1_feb
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom28
dc.relation.ispartofpageto33
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalWater
dc.relation.ispartofvolume33
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNatural Resource Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode050209
dc.titleAre on-site systems environmentally sustainable?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.1/au/
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2006. The attached file is posted here with permission of the copyright owners for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted.For information about this journal please refer to the journal's website. The online version of this work is licensed under a Creative Commons License, available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.1/au/
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorBeal, Cara D.


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