Solids accumulation in six full-scale subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1388-1398

  Caselles Osorio, Aracelly ^a,b   Puigagut, Jaume ^a   Segú, Emma ^a   Vaello, Núria ^a   Granés, Francesc ^c   García, David ^c   García, Joan ^a  

^a Environmental Engineering Division   (Spain)

^b Atlantic University   (Colombia)

^c Aigües de Catalunya S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

COD fractionation; Horizontal flow; Hydraulic conductivity; Organic matter; Reed beds; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FRACTIONATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; WETLANDS;

HORIZONTAL FLOW; ORGANIC MATTERS; REED BEDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ORGANIC MATTER;

BIODEGRADATION; FRACTIONATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; REEDBED; SANITATION; SOLID WASTE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; SPAIN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33847156388     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.12.019     Document Type: Article

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