History and description of the Everglades Nutrient Removal Project, a subtropical constructed wetland in south Florida (USA)

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 268-278

  Chimney, Michael J ^a   Goforth, Gary ^b  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b South Florida Water Management District   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Everglades Nutrient Removal Project; Everglades restoration; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EVERGLADES NUTRIENT REMOVAL PROJECT; EVERGLADES RESTORATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

HYDROLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; RUNOFF; SUBTROPICAL REGION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750415700     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.05.015     Document Type: Article

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