Constructed wetlands in UK urban surface drainage systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 31-37

  Shutes, B ^a   Ellis, J B ^a   Revitt, D M ^a   Scholes, L N L ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Design guidelines; Urban runoff

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; LAND USE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; ROADS AND STREETS; RUNOFF; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION (CIRIA); UK ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY;

DRAINAGE;

RUNOFF;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DRAINAGE; RUNOFF; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT; LAND DRAINAGE; LAND USE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PROCESS DESIGN; PUBLISHING; SANITATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 21844449930     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0281     Document Type: Article

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