Removal efficiencies of nutrients from wastewater treated with duckweed (Lemna minor L.)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1016-1019

  Uysal, Yagmur ^a   Zeren, Oya ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Duckweed; Lemna minor; Nutrient removal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; NUTRIENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR;

EID: 10044226412     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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