Variation among plant species in pollutant removal from stormwater in biofiltration systems

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 893-902

  Read, Jennifer ^a   Wevill, Tricia ^a   Fletcher, Tim ^a   Deletic, Ana ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Metals; Nitrogen; Runoff; Stormwater

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; METALS; RUNOFF; SOILS; STORM SEWERS; VEGETATION;

POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; STORM WATER; ZINC;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; METALS; POLLUTION CONTROL; RUNOFF; SOILS; STORM SEWERS; VEGETATION;

BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RUNOFF; STORMWATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 38949205198     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.08.036     Document Type: Article

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