Phosphorus adsorption and desorption characteristics of constructed wetland gravels and steelworks by-products

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 375-384

  Mann, R A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Blue Mountains City Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

constructed wetlands substrata; Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms; phosphate adsorption capacities; steelworks by products

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; PHOSPHATE; STEELWORKS; WASTEWATER;

EID: 0030616928     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S96041     Document Type: Article

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