The effect of heavy metals on nitrogen and oxygen demand removal in constructed wetlands

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 301, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 13-21

  Lim, P E ^a   Tay, M G ^a   Mak, K Y ^a   Mohamed, N ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Heavy metals; Nitrogen; Oxygen demand

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GRAVEL; HEAVY METALS; NITROGEN; WASTEWATER; WETLANDS;

METAL LOADING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; ZINC;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; HARVEST; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; TYPHA LATIFOLIA; WETLAND;

ECOSYSTEM; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLANTS; TYPHACEAE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

GADUS MORHUA; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0037213474     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00304-2     Document Type: Article

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