Wetland plants - More than just a pretty face?

Land Contamination and Reclamation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-180

  Batty, Lesley C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetic value; Ancillary benefits; Metal removal; Organic matter; Treatment wetlands; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; MINE WATER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; MINE DRAINAGE; PLANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0042566227     PISSN: 09670513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2462/09670513.812     Document Type: Article

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