Performance of pilot-scale constructed wetland treatment systems for flue gas desulfurization waters

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3 PART 2, 2008, Pages 115-129

  Eggert, Derek A ^a   Rodgers Jr , John H ^a   Huddleston, George M ^b   Hensman, Carl E ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENTRIX   (United States)

^c Frontier Geosciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GASES; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

AIR QUALITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; IMMOBILIZATION; NITROUS OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SULFUR EMISSION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 51049094165     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.07050707007     Document Type: Article

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