Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in Colombia

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-223

  Williams, J B ^a   Zambrano, D ^b   Ford, M G ^a   May, E ^a   Butler, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctro Nac de Invest de Cafe   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Design criteria; Gabion rock inclined filters; Gravel bed hydroponics; Horizontal flow beds; Modular system; Small communities; Treatment performance; Vertical flow beds; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GRAVEL; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROCKS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GRAVEL BED HYDROPHONICS; HORIZONTAL FLOW BEDS; VERTICAL FLOW BEDS;

WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLOMBIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTER; PLANT; ROCK; SANITATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHRAGMITES; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 0032822109     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00413-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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