Kinetics of fecal coliform removal in constructed wetlands

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 109-116

  Khatiwada, N R ^a   Polprasert, C ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Colloid filtration model; Constructed wetlands; Fecal coliforms; Removal kinetics; Typha

Indexed keywords

CATTAILS; FECAL COLIFORM REMOVAL; FREE WATER SURFACE CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MODEL PARAMETERS; REMOVAL KINETICS; REMOVAL RATE COEFFICIENTS;

ADSORPTION; COLIFORM BACTERIA; FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE; TROPICS;

WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; KINETICS; SEWAGE;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTRATION; KINETICS; MODEL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TROPICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TYPHA; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 0032825832     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00446-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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