Pumice soil: A potential wetland substrate for treatment of domestic wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 85-92

  Njau, K N ^a   Minja, R J A ^a   Katima, J H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Construted wetlands; Phragmites mauritianus; Pumice soil; Vetiveria zizanioides

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPOSITION; MASS TRANSFER; REACTION KINETICS; SOILS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PUMICE SOIL;

WETLANDS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; MACROPHYTE; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES MAURITIANUS; VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 0242721315     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0288     Document Type: Conference Paper

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