Removal of aluminium by constructed wetlands with water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) grown under different nutritional conditions

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-193

  Jayaweera, Mahesh W ^a   Kasturiarachchi, Jagath C ^a   Kularatne, Ranil K A ^a   Wijeyekoon, Suren L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Al; Phytoremediation; Rhizofiltration; Wastewaters; Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; MASS BALANCE; RHIZOFILTRATION; SEDIMENT ADSORPTION;

WETLANDS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EICHHORNIA; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENT; WASTE WATER;

ALUMINUM; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EICHHORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 33845863403     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520601011361     Document Type: Article

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