Effects of artificial aeration, macrophyte species, and loading rate on removal efficiency in constructed wetland mesocosms treating fish farm wastewater

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-414

  Maltais Landry, Gabriel ^a   Chazarenc, Florent ^a   Comeau, Yves ^b   Troesch, Stéphane ^a   Brisson, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial aeration; Fish farm wastewater; Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands; Loading rates; Phragmites australis; Typha angustifolia

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE GASES; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (COD); FISH FARM WASTEWATER; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; LOADING RATES; MACROPHYTE SPECIES; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

SEWAGE AERATION;

EID: 38349194462     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S06-069     Document Type: Article

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