Contaminant removal of domestic wastewater by constructed wetlands: Effects of plant species

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 437-446

  Yang, Qiong ^a,c   Chen, Zhang He ^a   Zhao, Jian Gang ^a   Gu, Bin He ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EVERGLADES DIVISION   (United States)

^c Futian National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Contaminants; Domestic wastewater; Plant species; Removal efficiency; Total N; Total P

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; FINE ROOT; GROWTH; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CANNA INDICA; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 34147141537     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2007.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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