Treatment of domestic wastewater in a pilot-scale natural treatment system in central Mexico

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 299-311

  Belmont, Marco A ^a,e   Cantellano, Eliseo ^b   Thompson, Steve ^c   Williamson, Mark ^c   Sánchez, Abel ^d   Metcalfe, Chris D ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Sir Sandford Fleming College   (Canada)

^d H Ayuntamiento de Texcoco   (Mexico)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Domestic wastewater; Mexico; Natural treatment systems; Ornamental plants; Treatment wetlands

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; REMOVAL; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

FLOWERS; POLLUTANTS; PONDS; VERTICAL FLOW WETLAND (VFW);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; IRRIGATION; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; SEWAGE; WATER TREATMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA MARIA NATIVITAS; TLAXCALA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

TYPHA; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 14144255531     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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