Recycled vertical flow constructed wetland (RVFCW)-a novel method of recycling greywater for irrigation in small communities and households

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 916-923

  Gross, A ^a   Shmueli, O ^a   Ronen, Z ^a   Raveh, E ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Gilat Research Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Greywater treatment; Vertical flow constructed wetland; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); IRRIGATION; WETLANDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GREYWATER TREATMENT; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; WASTEWATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); IRRIGATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; RECYCLING; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LETTUCE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FILTERS; IRRIGATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 33751223498     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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