Impact of harvesting on constructed wetlands performance - A comparison between Scirpus grossus and Typha angustifolia

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 664-671

  Jinadasa, K B S N ^a   Tanaka, N ^a   Sasikala, S ^a   Werellagama, D R I B ^b   Mowjood, M I M ^b   Ng, W J ^c  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Harvest; Nutrients; Tropical; Wastewater; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; CELL GROWTH; HARVESTING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; FREE WATER SURFACE (FWS); WETLAND PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMMONIA; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; HARVEST; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANT GROWTH; SEMECARPUS; TYPHACEAE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; CYPERACEAE; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; WETLAND;

SCIRPUS; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

BIOMASS; CYPERACEAE; FLOWERS; PLANT SHOOTS; TYPHACEAE; WETLANDS;

EID: 41949124177     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520801893808     Document Type: Article

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