Mangrove soils in removing pollutants from municipal wastewater of different salinities

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 556-564

  Tam, N F Y ^a   Wong, Y S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEACHING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS; ZINC;

LEACHATE NUTRIENTS; MANGROVE SOILS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; LEACHING; NUTRIENT; PLANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SALINITY; SOIL TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0033104994     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800020021x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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