Treatment of septage in constructed wetlands in tropical climate: Lessons learnt from seven years of operation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 119-126

  Koottatep, Thamarat ^a   Surinkul, N ^a   Polprasert, C ^a   Kamal, A S M ^a   Koné, Doulaye ^b   Montangero, A ^b   Heinss, U ^b   Strauss, M ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Helminth eggs; Nutrient removal; Operation; Septage treatment; Vertical flow constructed wetlands

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATOLOGY; SANITATION; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WETLANDS;

BIOSOLIDS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS (CW); HELMINTHS EGGS; SANITATION SYSTEMS; SEPTAGE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HELMINTH; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PILOT STUDY; PLANT LEAF; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEPTIC TANK; SLUDGE; TROPIC CLIMATE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER FLOW;

TYPHA; VERMES;

EID: 21844468243     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0301     Document Type: Article

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