Mass balance of nitrogen in constructed mangrove wetlands receiving ammonium-rich wastewater: Effects of tidal regime and carbon supply

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-462

  Tam, N F Y ^a   Wong, A H Y ^a   Wong, M H ^b   Wong, Y S ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Glucose; Kandelia candel; Mangroves; Nitrification; Tidal regimes

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM ADDITIONS; CARBON SUPPLIES; DENITRIFIERS; GLUCOSE ADDITIONS; IN PLANTS; INORGANIC NITROGENS; KANDELIA CANDEL; MACRO-ALGAE; MANGROVES; MASS BALANCES; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATIONS; NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS; TIDAL REGIMES; TIDAL WATERS; TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGENS; TOTAL NITROGENS; WATER CYCLES;

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; DENITRIFICATION; GLUCOSE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTEWATER; WETLANDS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

DENITRIFICATION; DICOTYLEDON; GLUCOSE; GROWTH; MACROALGA; MANGROVE; NITRIFICATION; TIDAL FLAT; WASTEWATER; WETLAND;

ALGAE; KANDELIA CANDEL; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 64649093667     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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