Estimating inorganic and organic nitrogen transformation rates in a model of a constructed wetland purification system for dilute farm effluents

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-75

  McGechan, M B ^a   Moir, S E ^a   Sym, G ^a   Castle, K ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF WATER; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; PURIFICATION; RATE CONSTANTS; VAPORIZATION; WETLANDS;

AEROBIC CONDITIONS; FLOW RATES; NITROGEN CYCLING; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

EID: 14744273532     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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