Modelling oxygen transport in a reedbed-constructed wetland purification system for dilute effluents

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-200

  McGechan, M B ^a   Moir, S E ^a   Castle, K ^a   Smit, I P J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; EFFLUENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PURIFICATION; REDUCTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPORIZATION; WETLANDS;

MACROPHYTE PLANTS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; REEDBED PROCESSING SEWAGE; TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

EID: 18844453549     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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