Effect of plant and artificial aeration on solids accumulation and biological activities in constructed wetlands

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1005-1010

  Chazarenc, F ^a,b   Gagnon, V ^a   Comeau, Y ^b   Brisson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mesocosms; Microbial activity; Phragmites australis; Sulphide; Typha angustifolia; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

MESOCOSMS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SULPHIDE; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

AGRICULTURE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILMS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MINING; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

WETLANDS;

AERATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; GRASS; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SULFIDE; WATER TREATMENT;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 65549098779     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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