Performance of a pilot-scale constructed wetland system for treating simulated ash basin water

Chemosphere

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 939-947

  Dorman, Lane ^a   Castle, James W ^a   Rodgers Jr , John H ^b  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash; Basin; Constructed; Treatment; Water; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ASH; BASIN; CO PRECIPITATIONS; COAL-BURNING POWER PLANTS; CONCENTRATION OF; CONSTRUCTED; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND TREATMENT SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; IRON OXY-HYDROXIDES; PILOT-SCALE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SCALE FORMATIONS; TREATMENT; TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER QUALITY CRITERION;

ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENTS; IRON OXIDES; MERCURY (METAL); METAL RECOVERY; METALLOIDS; REMOVAL; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WETLANDS; ZINC;

WATER TREATMENT;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COAL; MERCURY; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; ASH; BIOFOULING; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; IRON OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFIDE; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER PLANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 64449084798     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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