Efficiency of reed beds in treating dairy wastewater

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 455-469

  Wood, J ^a   Fernandez, G ^a   Barker, A ^a   Gregory, J ^b   Cumby, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Fleggdale Nurseries   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DAIRIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATHOGENS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; REED BED; SUMMER MONTHS;

WETLANDS;

EID: 36348990350     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.09.022     Document Type: Article

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