Organic matter accumulation during maturation of gravel-bed constructed wetlands treating farm dairy wastewaters

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3046-3054

  Tanner, Chris C ^a   Sukias, James P S ^a   Upsdell, Martin P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clogging; Constructed wetlands; Dairy wastes; Flow tracing; Hydrology; Organic matter; Suspended solids; Sustainability; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

DAIRIES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WETLANDS;

CLOGGING;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BROMIDE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; HIGHER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032189185     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00078-5     Document Type: Article

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