Design and performance of a water quality treatment wetland in a public park in Shanghai, China

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-24

  Li, Xiaoping ^a   Manman, Chen ^a   Anderson, Bruce C ^b  

^a SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecological engineering; Shanghai City; Suzhou Creek; Water quality treatment wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; OCEAN HABITATS; PARKS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; AQUATIC HABITATS; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS; NATURAL TREATMENTS; NEIGHBOURHOOD; ORGANICS; PROPERTY VALUES; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCES; PUBLIC PARKS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS; SHANGHAI , CHINAS; SHANGHAI CITY; SUZHOU CREEK; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; URBAN RIVERS; WETLAND SYSTEMS;

WATER RECYCLING;

AMENITY; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; INSTALLATION; PUBLIC SPACE; RIVER POLLUTION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 57749193509     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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