Natural and constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment: Potentials and problems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 27-35

  Gopal, Brij ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Impacts; Natural wetlands; Non point pollution sources; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; NATURAL WETLANDS;

BIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LAKE; RIVER; SEASHORE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032881770     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00468-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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