Nitrogen removal in constructed wetland systems

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-22

  Lee, Chang Gyun ^a   Fletcher, Tim D ^a   Sun, Guangzhi ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nitrogen removal; Reed bed; Subsurface flow; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; LOW ENERGIES; OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT; RECLAMATION AND REUSE; REED BED; STORMWATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER ENVIRONMENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL FUELS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ROADS AND STREETS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FOSSIL FUEL; NITROGEN; STORM WATER;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; NITROGEN; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; STORMWATER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

EID: 66149124103     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200800049     Document Type: Review

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