Processes impacting on benzene removal in vertical-flow constructed wetlands

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 227-234

  Tang, Xianqiang ^a   Eke, Paul Emeka ^b   Scholz, Miklas ^b   Huang, Suiliang ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Petroleum; Regression analysis; Simulation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CRUDE OIL; EFFLUENTS; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; QUALITY CONTROL; REDOX REACTIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

BENZENE CONCENTRATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; INFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITRATE NITROGEN; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

BENZENE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDROCARBON; NITRATE; NITROGEN; THIOUREA;

BENZENE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FERTILIZER; NITRATE; PETROLEUM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; BIOREMEDIATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT; WETLAND;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WETLANDS;

EID: 51549114613     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.05.038     Document Type: Article

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