The removal of pathogens in surface-flow constructed wetlands and its implications for water reuse

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-216

  Ghermandi, Andrea ^a   Bixio, D ^b   Traverso, P ^c   Cersosimo, I ^a   Thoeye, C ^b  

^a School for Advanced Studies   (Italy)

^b Aquafin Belgium   (Belgium)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

FWS constructed wetlands; Pathogens; Wastewater reclamation; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENS; REDUCTION; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; SURFACE FLOW; WATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENS; REDUCTION; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WETLANDS;

BIOINDICATOR; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; FILTRATION; POND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

EID: 34548288010     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.511     Document Type: Conference Paper

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