Measurements of water content distribution in vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands using a capacitance probe: benefits and limitations

Desalination

Volumn 243, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 182-194

  Giraldi, David ^a   Iannelli, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capacitance probe; Constructed wetland; Hydraulic retention time; Oxygen diffusion; Unsaturated flow; Vertical flow; Water content distribution

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE PROBE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; UNSATURATED FLOW; VERTICAL FLOW; WATER CONTENT DISTRIBUTION;

CAPACITANCE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; HYDRAULICS; OXYGEN; PILOT PLANTS; PROBES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

WATER CONTENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; OXYGEN; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 65549107916     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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