Assessment of effective specific surface area for free water surface constructed wetlands

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 83-89

  Khatiwada, N R ^a   Polprasert, C ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Area factor; Biofilm bacteria; Constructed wetlands; Kinetic model; Specific surface area; Suspended bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AREA FACTOR; BIOFILM KINETIC MODELS; FREE WATER SURFACE CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; SLAB GEOMETRY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

WETLANDS;

ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOFILM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; MODEL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0032822327     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00443-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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