Phytoremediation of chromium by model constructed wetland

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1767-1772

  Mant, Catherine ^a   Costa, Sylvia ^b   Williams, John ^a   Tambourgi, Elias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brachiaria decumbens; Chromium; Constructed wetland; Penisetum purpureum; Phytoremediation; Tannery wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROWTH KINETICS; WETLANDS;

BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; PENISETUM PURPUREUM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; TANNERY WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHROMIUM;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROWTH KINETICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; REEDBED; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FUNGAL STRAIN; LEATHER INDUSTRY; METAL RECOVERY; PENISETUM PURPUREUM; PHASE SEPARATION; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMIUM; ECOSYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POACEAE; SOLUTIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 33745208213     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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