Treatment of high-strength wastewater in tropical vertical flow constructed wetlands planted with Typha angustifolia and Cyperus involucratus

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-247

  Kantawanichkul, Suwasa ^a   Kladprasert, Supreeya ^a   Brix, Hans ^b  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattail; Constructed wetland; Cyperus involucratus; Evapotranspiration; Oxygen transfer rate; Removal rate constant; Tropical wetland; Typha angustifolia; Umbrella Sedge; Vertical flow

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GRAVEL; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NONMETALS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RATE CONSTANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; TROPICS; WASTEWATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

CATTAIL; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CYPERUS INVOLUCRATUS; OXYGEN TRANSFER RATE; REMOVAL RATE CONSTANT; TROPICAL WETLAND; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA; UMBRELLA SEDGE; VERTICAL FLOW;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FILTER; GRASS; NITRIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDGE; SHOOT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPERUS; CYPERUS INVOLUCRATUS; FUIRENA; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS; TYPHA; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 59149085037     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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