An experimental three-stage hybrid constructed wetland system for removal of organics and nutrients from domestic wastewater

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-65

  Tunçsiper, Bilal ^a  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland system; Hybrid systems; Vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland system

Indexed keywords

PHRAGMITES;

EID: 62749137140     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2009.009     Document Type: Article

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