Retaining agricultural nutrients in constructed wetlands - Experiences under boreal conditions

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-103

  Koskiaho, Jari ^a   Ekholm, Petri ^a   Räty, Mari ^b   Riihimäki, Juha ^a   Puustinen, Markku ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Constructed wetlands; Eutrophication; Finland; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; NITRATES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; SORPTION; VEGETATION;

NUTRIENT LOADING;

WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RESIDENCE TIME;

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; NITRATES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS; SORPTION; WETLANDS;

FINLAND;

EID: 0037569285     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(03)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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