A feasibility study of Melaleuca trees for use in constructed wetlands in subtropical Australia

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 247-254

  Bolton, Keith G E ^a   Greenway, Margaret ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Constructed wetland; Effluent; Melaleuca trees; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MELALEUCA TREES; NUTRIENTS;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; MONITORING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTATION; WATER AERATION;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

PHOSPHORUS;

AERATION; AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSECT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SPECIES; TREE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031010098     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00075-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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