Fate of physical, chemical, and microbial contaminants in domestic wastewater following treatment by small constructed wetlands

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 921-927

  Hench, Keith R ^a,b   Bissonnette, Gary K ^a   Sexstone, Alan J ^a   Coleman, Jerry G ^a,c   Garbutt, Keith ^a   Skousen, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kirkwood Community College   (United States)

^c Montgomery County Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biochemical oxygen demand; Coliphage; Pathogens; Sewage; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; IMPURITIES; SEWAGE; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

MICROBIAL CONTAMINANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; CONDUCTANCE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; ENTEROCOCCUS; MESOCOSM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PEA; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE; SHIGELLA; VEGETATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; YERSINIA;

ENTEROCOCCUS; JUNCUS; PISUM SATIVUM; SALMONELLA; SCIRPUS; SHIGELLA; TYPHA; YERSINIA;

EID: 0037296188     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00377-9     Document Type: Article

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