Tropical treatment wetlands dominated by free-floating macrophytes for water quality improvement in Costa Rica

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 246-257

  Nahlik, Amanda M ^a   Mitsch, William J ^a  

^a Ohio State School of Environment and Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Eichhornia crassipes; Free floating macrophytes; Nutrient reduction; Parismina River; Pistia stratiotes; Treatment wetlands; Tropical wetlands; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; FREE-FLOATING MACROPHYTES; NUTRIENT REDUCTION; PISTIA STRATIOTES; TREATMENT WETLANDS; TROPICAL WETLANDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY); WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; MACROPHYTE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; LIMON; PARISMINA BASIN;

EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; PISTIA STRATIOTES;

EID: 33845303113     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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