Evaluating an existing subsurface flow constructed wetland in Akumal, Mexico

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-111

  Whitney, D ^a   Rossman, A ^a   Hayden, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Field monitoring; Nitrification; Oxygen transfer; Wastewater treatment; Wetland design

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COASTAL ZONES; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

KARST GEOLOGY;

WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESIGN; NITRIFICATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER TREATMENT;

AKUMAL; MEXICO; YUCATAN STATE;

EID: 0037569276     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(02)00144-1     Document Type: Article

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