Removal and speciation of heavy metals along the treatment path of wastewater in subsurface-flow constructed wetlands

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 307-313

  Lim, P E ^a   Mak, K Y ^a   Mohamed, N ^a   Noor, A Md ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Heavy metal removal; Metal speciation

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAVY METALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

SPECIATION;

WETLANDS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; RESIN; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ANODIC STRIPPING POTENTIOMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HERB; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW; WETLAND;

TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0242637021     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0337     Document Type: Conference Paper

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