Long-term efficiency and stability of wetlands for treating wastewater of a lead/zinc mine and the concurrent ecosystem development

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 499-512

  Yang, B ^a   Lan, C Y ^a   Yang, C S ^a,b   Liao, W B ^a   Chang, H ^a   Shu, W S ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Constructed wetland; Heavy metal; Restoration

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; MINE DISCHARGES;

ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD MINES; PURIFICATION; RESTORATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; ZINC MINES;

WETLANDS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; ZINC;

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE; POLLUTION CONTROL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; HIGHER PLANT; MINING; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTOZOON; PURIFICATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; POACEAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS; ZINC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EMBRYOPHYTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33746873273     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.11.045     Document Type: Article

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