Anaerobic biodegradation tests and gas emissions from subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3044-3052

  García, Joan ^a   Capel, Vanessa ^a   Castro, Anna ^a   Ruíz, Isabel ^b   Soto, Manuel ^b  

^a Hydraulics   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Gas emissions; Horizontal flow; Methane; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE;

HORIZONTAL FLOW; SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS (SSF);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLASS; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; METHANE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; EMISSION; GAS; SUBSURFACE FLOW; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; EVOLUTION; GAS; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 34247160967     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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