Cold climate hydrological flow characteristics of constructed wetlands

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada

Volumn 47, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Smith, E ^a   Gordon, R ^a,b   Madani, A ^a   Stratton, G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NSAC Mail Room   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRACE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COLD CLIMATE HYDROLOGICAL FLOW; POLLUTANTS; RETENTION TIMES (RT); SURFACE FLOW;

WETLANDS;

EID: 29544441671     PISSN: 14929058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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