Performance of an anaerobic digester-constructed wetland system for a small community

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-149

  Barros, Pilar ^a   Ruiz, Isabel ^a   Soto, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digesters; Constructed wetlands; Rural sanitation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; RURAL SANITATION;

WETLANDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITROGEN REMOVAL; WETLANDS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; FECAL COLIFORM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 43449104516     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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