Potentiality of aquatic weeds in the removal of phosphate and nitrate in wastewater

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1277-1280

  Sahu, Geentanjali ^a   Mohanty, Jaydeep ^a   Mahapatra, Akash ^b   Pradhan, Khageshwar ^a   Mishra, P C ^a  

^a SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b North Orissa University   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; PHOSPHATE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; PISTIA STRATIOTES; VALLESNARIA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER HYACINTH; WEED;

EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; HYACINTHUS; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; PISTIA STRATIOTES; STRATIOTES;

EID: 0041817951     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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