Treatment of woodwaste leachate in surface flow mesocosm wetlands

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-332

  Tao, Wendong ^a   Hall, Ken J ^b   Duff, Sheldon J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Influent strength; Mesocosm wetland; Vegetation; Wetland series; Woodwaste leachate

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; VEGETATION; WETLANDS; WOOD WASTES;

INFLUENT STRENGTH; MESOCOSM WETLAND; WETLAND SERIES; WOODWASTE LEACHATE;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; LEACHATE TREATMENT; VEGETATION; WETLANDS; WOOD WASTES;

BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; LEACHATE; LIGNIN; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REDUCTION; SOLID WASTE; WASTE TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33947405147     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2006.036     Document Type: Article

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