Nutrient removal in a pilot and full scale constructed wetland, Putrajaya city, Malaysia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 307-317

  Sim, Cheng Hua ^a   Yusoff, Mohd Kamil ^a   Shutes, Brian ^b   Ho, Sinn Chye ^c   Mansor, Mashhor ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Kemeneterian Sains Teknologi dan Inovasi   (Malaysia)

^d SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Nutrient removal; Surface flow; Wetland plant

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STORMWATER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CATCHMENT; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEPIRONIA ARTICULATA; MALAYSIA; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHRAGMITES KARKA; PILOT STUDY; PLANT; PLANT NUTRIENT; SEPTIC TANK; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; PUTRAJAYA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

LEPIRONIA ARTICULATA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PHRAGMITES KARKA;

EID: 43449134389     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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