Application of Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes for treatment of urban sewage in Israel

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 420-428

  Zimmels, Y ^a   Kirzhner, F ^a   Malkovskaja, A ^a  

^a Environmental   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Eichhornia crassipes; Free water surface flow system (FWS); Natural treatment; Phytoremediation; Pistia stratiotes; Pollution; Sewage

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREMEDIATION; CROPS; OXYGEN; PURIFICATION; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC PLANTS; CHEMICAL-OXYGEN DEMANDS; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; FLOW SYSTEMS; FREE WATER SURFACE FLOW SYSTEM; FREE WATER SURFACES; NATURAL TREATMENT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PISTIA STRATIOTES; SURFACE FLOW;

SEWAGE;

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; URBAN POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EICHHORNIA; HYACINTHUS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LABORATORY TEST; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PISTIA STRATIOTES; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; URBAN AREA; WATER FLOW; WATER HYACINTH; WATER QUALITY; WINTER;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; PISTIA STRATIOTES;

EID: 33749996700     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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