Treatment of polluted river water by a new constructed wetland

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-488

  Juang, D F ^a   Chen, P C ^b  

^a MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DHV Planetek Company LTD   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Ecological treatment; Loading rate; Macrophytes; Polluted river; Riverwater purification

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENTS; PH EFFECTS; PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PH; RIVER POLLUTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34848910154     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325984     Document Type: Article

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