Nitrogen removal pathways in shallow-water duckweed-based wastewater treatment systems

Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-47

  Shen, Gen Xiang ^a   Xu, Jie Le ^b   Hu, Shuang Qing ^a   Zhao, Qing Jie ^a   Liu, Yong Di ^b  

^a SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Duckweed; Nitrogen; Removal pathway; Shallow water; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN COMPOUND; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SHALLOW WATER; VOLATILIZATION; WATER TREATMENT;

LEMNA; SPIRODELA PUNCTATA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845718957     PISSN: 16734831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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