Seasonal variation in phosphorus removal processes within reed beds - Mass balance investigations

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 59-66

  Headley, T R ^a   Huett, David O ^b   Davison, L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mass balance; Phosphorus removal; Reed bed

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORRELATION METHODS; EXTRACTION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SORPTION;

REED BEDS;

PHOSPHORUS;

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS;

ABSORPTION; AUTUMN; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; DETRITUS; EFFLUENT; LEAF LITTER; MASS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; RHIZOME; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHOOT GROWTH; SPRING; STAGING; SUMMER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND; WINTER;

MICROBIOTA; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0242552260     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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