Removal of phosphorus in constructed wetlands with horizontal sub-surface flow in the Czech Republic

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 657-670

  Vymazal, Jan ^a  

^a NONE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Czech Republic; Horizontal flow; Nutrient uptake phosphorus; Phragmites australis

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; WATER TREATMENT;

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 4344684238     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WAFO.0000028385.63075.51     Document Type: Article

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