Constructed wetlands and waste stabilization ponds for small rural communities in the United Kingdom: A comparison of land area requirements, performance and costs

Environmental Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 753-757

  Mara, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Costs; Effluent quality; Land area; Rock filters; United Kingdom; Waste stabilization ponds

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COSTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; LAKES; PONDING; PONDS; ROCKS; STABILIZATION; STABILIZATION PONDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERWORKS; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; EFFLUENT QUALITY; LAND AREAS; ROCK FILTERS; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE STABILIZATION PONDS;

EFFLUENTS;

AMMONIA; OXYGEN;

AMMONIA; EFFLUENTS; LAND USE; ROCKS; STABILIZATION PONDS; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; COST; EFFLUENT; FILTER; PERFORMANCE; POND; ROCK; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746757615     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332608618690     Document Type: Article

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