The effects of flow regime and temperature on the wastewater purification efficiency of a pilot hybrid constructed wetland

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 103, Issue , 2007, Pages 423-436

  Zaytsev, I ^a   Nurk, K ^a   Poldvere E ^a   Noorvee, A ^a   Mander, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Aeration; Design; Hybrid constructed wetland; Limestone; LWA; Recirculation

Indexed keywords

AERATION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; LIMESTONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38849178736     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/WRM070401     Document Type: Article

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