Removal of enteric bacteria in a surface flow constructed wetland in Yorkshire, England

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1941-1947

  Perkins, Joy ^a   Hunter, Colin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Coliforms; Flow; Sewage; Streptococci; Wetland

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; REMEDIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; STREPTOCOCCI;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM; YORKSHIRE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; PHRAGMITES; TYPHA;

EID: 0033967028     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00333-4     Document Type: Article

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