Environmental conditions and pathogen removal in macrophyte- and algal-based domestic wastewater treatment systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 11-18

  Awuah, E ^a   Anohene, F ^a   Asante, K ^a   Lubberding, H ^a   Gijzen, H ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Duckweed; Faecal enterococci; Macrophytes; Pathogen removal; Pistia; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PH EFFECTS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SAND; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

SAND BEDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAND BED;

ALGA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTATION; LETTUCE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PLASTIC BOTTLE; SAND; SEAWEED; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

LEMNA PAUCICOSTATA; PISTIA STRATIOTES;

EID: 0034765290     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0329     Document Type: Conference Paper

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