Shih, C S R; Arroyo, G A and Doro-on, A M (2004) Innovative sustainable design approaches for onsite sewage treatment. In: Khosrowshahi, F (ed.) Proceedings of 20th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2004, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
The On-Site Sewage Facilities (OSSF), commonly named as Septic Tank Systems, is supposedly to provide adequate treatment for individual private dwellings. In reality, because of its poor efficiency and lack of sound engineering design, the OSSF has become a modern façade to pollute the land and groundwater resources legally and unethically. The objective of this paper is to present an innovative design approaches for OSSF based on land treatment principles and new evapotranspiration bed design formulations to provide the needed sustainability for land and local environment where the OSSF is situated.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ossf; land treatment; evapotranspiration bed |
| Index terms: | engineering design, sewage, land, onsite, efficiency, groundwater, sustainable design |
| Subjects: | real estate economics, building construction, design process, waste management, performance management, water management |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Digital Applications, Construction Technology, Sustainability, Urban Studies, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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