Advantages and limitations of duckweed-based wastewater treatment systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 239-246

  Bonomo, L ^a   Pastorelli, G ^a   Zambon, N ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algae removal; Aquatic plants; Denitrification; Duckweeds; Harvesting; Nitrification; Northern Italy; Seasonal wastewater treatment plants; Small wastewater treatment systems; Temperate climate

Indexed keywords

ALGAE REMOVAL; AQUATIC PLANTS; DUCKWEEDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ALGAE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEWAGE LAGOONS; WATER AERATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN;

ALGA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; HIGHER PLANT; ITALY; LAGOON; MARKET; NITRIFICATION; PLANT GROWTH; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WINTER;

EID: 0031010096     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00074-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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