A comparative study of five horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands using different plant species for domestic wastewater treatment

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1333-1343

  Villasenor Camacho J ^a   De Lucas Martinez A ^a   Gomez Gomez R ^a   Mena Sanz, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

COD removal; Dissolved oxygen; Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland; Nitrogen removal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POLLUTION; RECLAMATION; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

ANAEROBIC ENVIRONMENT; COD REMOVAL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; QUALITATIVE MEASUREMENTS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION; WETLANDS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DOMESTIC WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CLADIUM MARISCUS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; IRIS PSEUDACORUS; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CLADIUM MARISCUS; IRIS PSEUDACORUS; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 39149140026     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618897     Document Type: Article

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