Comparative pilot study of the performances of two constructed wetland wastewater treatment hybrid systems

Desalination

Volumn 246, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 370-377

  Abidi, Samira ^a   Kallali, Hamadi ^a   Jedidi, Naceur ^a   Bouzaiane, Olfa ^a   Hassen, Abdennaceur ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Denitrification; Hybrid system; Macrophytes; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HYDRAULIC LOAD; MACROPHYTES; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PILOT STUDIES; REST PERIODS; SOIL PLANT SYSTEMS; SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; TOTAL NITROGEN; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM; VERTICAL FLOWS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; HYBRID COMPUTERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; LOCOMOTIVES; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; RAILROAD CARS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; MACROPHYTE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TYPHA;

EID: 68549097984     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.061     Document Type: Article

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