Effects of umbrella palms and wastewater depth on wastewater treatment in a subsurface flow constructed wetland

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 471-478

  Stecher, M C ^a   Weaver, R W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Plants; Wastewater depth

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; FECAL COLIFORM; PLANTS; SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATMENT PARAMETERS; WASTEWATER QUALITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; PHOSPHORUS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DEPTH; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERUS; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPERUS; CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS;

EID: 0037734141     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330309385582     Document Type: Article

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