Water flow patterns in subsurface flow constructed wetlands designed for on‐site domestic wastewater treatment

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-86

  Weaver, R W ^a   Stecher, M C ^a   McInnes, K J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue dye; Bromide; Constructed wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW PATTERNS; GRAVEL; HYDRAULICS; TRACERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BROMIDE; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; PREFERENTIAL WATER FLOW; SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; TIME-DEPENDENT TREATMENT; TREATED WASTEWATER;

EFFLUENTS;

BROMIDE; DYE; TAP WATER;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DYE; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BROMIDE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; AERATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; FECES MICROFLORA; PIPELINE; PLANT ROOT; SOIL DEPTH; TIME; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037240303     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385538     Document Type: Article

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