The design and performance of avertical flow reed bed for the treatment of high ammonia, low suspended solids organic effluents

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 197-204

  Morris, Michael ^a   Herbert, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammoniacal nitrogen; Chemical oxygen demand; Dosing regime; Infiltration rate; Suspended solids; Vertical flow

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIGHER PLANT; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; SEASON; SPECIES; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOW OF WATER; FOOD PROCESSING; INFILTRATION; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBSTRATES;

AMMONIACAL NITROGEN; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; REED BED; SUGAR BEET PROCESSING WASTE; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; VERTICAL FLOW;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

EID: 0030609436     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00069-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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