Comparison of microfauna communities in full scale subsurface flow constructed wetlands used as secondary and tertiary treatment

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1645-1652

  Puigagut, Jaume ^a,b   Salvadó, Humbert ^b   García, David ^c   Granes, Francesc ^c   García, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Aigües de Catalunya S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Flagellates; Organic loading; Protozoa; Reed beds; Urban wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PROTOZOA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; FLAGELLATES; ORGANIC LOADING; URBAN WASTEWATER;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOMASS; PROTOZOA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WETLANDS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; CILIATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FLAGELLATE; ORGANIC MATTER; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; FLAGELLATE; HYPOTRICHIDA; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SPECIES COMPARISON; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ASPIDISCA CICADA; CILIOPHORA; DEXIOSTOMA CAMPYLUM; LITONOTUS LAMELLA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METOPUS; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; SCUTICOCILIATIA; TRIMYEMA COMPRESSUM; VORTICELLA;

EID: 33947327575     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.01.036     Document Type: Article

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