Denitrification in a constructed wetland receiving agricultural runoff

Wetlands

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 817-826

  Poe, Amy C ^a   Piehler, Michael F ^a   Thompson, Suzanne P ^a   Paerl, Hans W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Denitrification; DIN; Nitrogen removal

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION;

NEUSE ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442340121     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2003)023[0817:DIACWR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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