The effectiveness of a small constructed wetland in ameliorating diffuse nutrient loadings from an Australian rural catchment

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 19-35

  Raisin, G W ^a   Mitchell, D S ^b   Croome, R L ^c  

^a NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural catchments; Constructed wetlands; Diffuse pollution; Nitrogen; Non point source pollution; Nutrient loads; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOADING; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0030874453     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(97)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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