Constructed tropical wetlands with integrated submergent-emergent plants for sustainable water quality management

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2221-2236

  Tanaka, Norio ^a   Jinadasa, K B S N ^a   Werellagama, D R I B ^b   Mowjood, M I M ^b   Ng, W J ^c  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Hydrilla verticillata; Integrated emergent submergent plant system; Nutrients; Scirpus grossus; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC SEWAGE; EFFLUENT QUALITY; HYDRAULIC RETENTION; WETLAND SYSTEMS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; DATA ACQUISITION; EFFLUENTS; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FECES MICROFLORA; HARVESTING; PLANT; PLANT NUTRIENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEPTIC TANK; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AQUACULTURE; BIOMASS; CYPERACEAE; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HYDROCHARITACEAE; NITRATES; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATES; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; SRI LANKA; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; SCIRPUS;

EID: 33749382418     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600867581     Document Type: Article

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