Treatment of stormwater runoff and landfill leachates using a surface flow constructed wetland

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-172

  Snow, A ^a   Ghaly, A E ^a   Cote, R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Iron; Landfill leachates; Manganese; pH; Stormwater; Surface flow wetland

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; IRON; LAKE; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MANGANESE; PH; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; SURFACE WATER; WATERSHED;

BURNSIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK; CANADA; DARTMOUTH; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 38949115540     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2008.164.172     Document Type: Article

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