Controlling urban stormwater pollution by constructed wetlands: A Canadian perspective

International Journal of Water

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-230

  Crowe, Allan S ^a   Rochfort, Quintin ^a   Exall, Kirsten ^a   Marsalek, Jiri ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cold climates; Constructed stormwater wetlands; CSWW; Ecotoxicity; Stormwater management; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

COLD WEATHER PROBLEMS; OCEAN HABITATS; STORM SEWERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

COLD CLIMATES; CONSTRUCTED STORMWATER WETLANDS; ECOTOXICITY; STORMWATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

COLD WEATHER PROBLEMS; OCEAN HABITATS; STORM SEWERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

CLIMATE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESIGN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38049042824     PISSN: 14656620     EISSN: 17415322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJW.2007.015215     Document Type: Article

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