Phosphorus removal in a vertical upflow constructed wetland system

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 43-50

  Farahbakhshazad, Neda ^a   Morrison, Greg M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Effluent recirculation; Intermittent loading; Phosphorus adsorption; Plant uptake; Vertical flow; Wetland system

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; PHOSPHORUS; SAND;

FLOW RATE;

WETLANDS;

PHOSPHORUS;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; LABORATORY TEST; MACROPHYTE; NONHUMAN; SAND; UPFLOW REACTOR;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0242637063     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0276     Document Type: Conference Paper

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