Clogging processes caused by biofilm growth and organic particle accumulation in lab-scale vertical flow constructed wetlands

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 750-757

  ZHAO, Lianfang ^a,b   ZHU, Wei ^a,b   TONG, Wei ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

biofilms; clogging; constructed wetland; organic matter; particle accumulation

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION MODES; BIOFILM GROWTH; CLOGGING; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DEVELOPING PROCESS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; EFFECTIVE POROSITY; INFILTRATION RATE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC PARTICLES; ORGANIC WASTEWATER; PARTICLE ACCUMULATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; TOTAL ORGANIC MATTER; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLUTION; GLUCOSE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POROSITY; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; STARCH; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

GLUCOSE; STARCH;

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOFILM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; INFILTRATION; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POROSITY; SEWAGE; WATER FLOW; WETLAND;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; GLUCOSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POROSITY; STARCH; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; WETLANDS;

EID: 67149095262     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62336-0     Document Type: Article

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