Potential use of mangroves as constructed wetland for municipal sewage treatment in Futian, Shenzhen, China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 6-12, 2008, Pages 735-743

  Yang, Q ^a,b   Tam, N F Y ^b,c   Wong, Y S ^b,d   Luan, T G ^a   Su, W S ^a   Lan, C Y ^a   Shin, P K S ^b,c   Cheung, S G ^b,c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Futian National Nature Reserve   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Mangrove; Nutrients removal; Substrate enzyme

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; NUTRIENTS; REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; NUTRIENTS REMOVAL; SUBSTRATE ENZYMES;

WETLANDS;

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CELLULASE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHOSPHATASE; UREASE;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; LAND USE; MANGROVE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RETENTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TRANSPLANTATION;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MANGROVE; NUTRIENT; PLANT GROWTH; SEEDLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANGIOSPERMS; CHINA; CITIES; ENZYMES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUTIAN NATURE RESERVE; GUANGDONG;

AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM; KANDELIA CANDEL; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SONNERATIA CASEOLARIS;

EID: 45049083691     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.01.037     Document Type: Article

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