Abatement efficiency of municipal wastewater treatment plants using different technologies (Orbetello Lagoon, Italy)

International Journal of Environment and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-70

  Renzi, Monia ^a   Perra, Guido ^a   Guerranti, Cristiana ^a   Franchi, Enrica ^a   Focardi, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abatement efficiency; Central Tyrrhenian sea; Municipal wastewater treatment plant; MWWTPs; Nutrients; Orbetello Lagoon; PDP; Phytodepuration pond

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649090537     PISSN: 17434955     EISSN: 17434963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJENVH.2009.022905     Document Type: Article

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