Investigation of Escherichia coli removal in various designs of subsurface flow wetlands used for wastewater treatment

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 293-299

  Decamp, O ^a   Warren, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Escherichia coli; Phragmites australis; Planting substrate; Removal kinetics; Removal rates; Root zone method; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; KINETICS; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT; WETLAND;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESIGN; MICROORGANISM; REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033991076     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(99)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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