Volatile Organic Compounds in Small Community Wastewater Disposal Systems Using Soil Absorption

The objectives of this study were:

1. To complete a literature review of the potential sources and presence of VOCs in on-site wastewater disposal,
2. To identify VOCs in the septic tank effluent, septage and the groundwater at sites using septic tank soil absorption systems,
3. To estimate potential loadings of VOCs to the environment from small community septic tank soil absorption systems.