Design of a hybrid reed bed system to achieve complete nitrification and denitrification of domestic sewage

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-289

  Cooper, Paul ^a   Griffin, Paul ^b   Humphries, Stuart ^b   Pound, Adrian ^c  

^a WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b SEVERN TRENT WATER LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c Carl Bro   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Denitrification; Design; Environmental impact; Habitat enhancement; Horizontal flow systems; Hybrid system; Nitrification; Reed beds; Sewage treatment; Vertical flow systems

Indexed keywords

HABITAT ENHANCEMENT; HORIZONTAL FLOW BEDS; VERTICAL FLOW REED BEDS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITRIFICATION; WETLANDS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

NITRATE; NITROGEN;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; NITRIFICATION;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW; NITRIFICATION; PERFORMANCE; PLANT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE DRYING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

PHRAGMITES;

EID: 0032846743     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00442-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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