Conference paper
Clogging mechanisms in groundwater recharge using river water
Australian Water & Wastewater Association
Proceedings of the 9th Federal Conference Australian Water and Wastewater Association (Perth, Western Australia, 04/1981)
1981
Abstract
A laboratory column study was carried out to determine the clogging mechanisms prevailing when Ellen Brook water was to be used to recharge an unconfined aquifer north of Perth, employing recharge basins.
The laboratory study showed that clogging took place at the surface of the soil, and was caused by the suspended solids contained in the water filling in the interstitial spaces between the soil grains at the water soil interface, and thereafter acting as a filter. The reduction in infiltration rate as a function of time, following the theory of filtration, confirmed the experimental observation.
Details
- Title
- Clogging mechanisms in groundwater recharge using river water
- Authors/Creators
- I. Cameron (Author/Creator)G.E. Ho (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- Proceedings of the 9th Federal Conference Australian Water and Wastewater Association (Perth, Western Australia, 04/1981)
- Publisher
- Australian Water & Wastewater Association
- Identifiers
- 991005540043607891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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