A feasibility study of a Salix viminalis gravel hydroponic system to renovate primary settled wastewater

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-25

  Mant, Catherine ^a   Peterkin, John ^a   May, Eric ^a   Butler, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Hydroponic; Nutrients; Salix; Treatment efficiency; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GRAVEL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TOXICITY;

NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COPPER; METAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAVEL BED; NUTRIENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAVEL; HYDROPONICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WILLOW;

SALIX; SALIX VIMINALIS;

EID: 0037634496     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00100-7     Document Type: Article

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