Efficiency of a constructed wetland in removing contaminants from stormwater

Wetlands

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 459-466

  Birch, Gavin F ^a   Matthai, Carsten ^a   Fazeli, Mohammad S ^a   Suh, JeongYul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fecal coliform; Heavy metals; Nutrients; Stormwater; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; NUTRIENT; ORGANOCHLORINE; PAH; POLLUTION CONTROL; STORMWATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRACE METAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PORT JACKSON; WORLD;

EID: 25144467345     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2004)024[0459:EOACWI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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