Ammonium removal in constructed wetland microcosms as influenced by season and organic carbon load

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 1109-1121

  Riley, Kate A ^a   Stein, Otto R ^b   Hook, Paul B ^c  

^a Centro Ecological Akumal   (Mexico)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Carex; Nitrate; Nitrogen; Sorption; Treatment wetland; Typha; Winter

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN FIXATION; SORPTION; SURFACES;

LATIFOLIA; MICROBIAL IMMOBILIZATION; MICROCOSMS; NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS;

WETLANDS;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPERACEAE; DENITRIFICATION; MICROCOSM; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PLANT ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TYPHACEAE; WINTER;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEASONS; TYPHACEAE; WATER PURIFICATION;

CAREX; CAREX ROSTRATA; ROSTRATA; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 18744368465     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-200055594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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