Pollutant removal performance of field-scale stormwater biofiltration systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1567-1576

  Hatt, B E ^a   Fletcher, T D ^a   Deletic, A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofiltration system; Treatment; Urban runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTRATION SYSTEM; BIOFILTRATION SYSTEMS; ELEVATED PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION; FIELD SCALE; FILTER MEDIA; LABORATORY STUDIES; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PHOSPHORUS CONTENTS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL PERFORMANCE; RAIN EVENTS; REDUCED PHOSPHORUS; STORMWATERS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATMENT; URBAN RUNOFF;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENTS; METAL RECOVERY; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; STORM SEWERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

LEAD;

COPPER; LEAD; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STORM WATER; ZINC;

BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CYPERACEAE; FILTRATION; MELALEUCA; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS; RAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 66649093173     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.173     Document Type: Article

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