The universal design, operation and maintenance guidelines for farm constructed wetlands (FCW) in temperate climates

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 6780-6792

  Carty, Aila ^a   Scholz, Miklas ^b   Heal, Kate ^b   Gouriveau, Fabrice ^b   Mustafa, Atif ^b  

^a The University of Edinburgh ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Best management practice; Farmyard; Runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; FARM CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS (FCW); FARMYARD;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); RUNOFF; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESIGN; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; NORTHERN IRELAND; SCOTLAND; WETLANDS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44649197153     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.01.045     Document Type: Article

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