Seasonal variability in benzene removal by vertical-flow constructed wetland filters

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 202, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 259-272

  Tang, Xianqiang ^a   Eke, Paul Emeka ^b   Scholz, Miklas ^b   Huang, Suiliang ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dissolved oxygen; Hydrocarbon; Nutrients; Seasonal variability; Temperature; Vertical flow constructed wetland

Indexed keywords

BENZENE REMOVAL; COMMON REED; FERTILISERS; FIRST YEAR; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURE; BENZENE; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; HYDROCARBONS; NUTRIENTS; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

AMMONIA; BENZENE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FERTILIZER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENZENE; FILTER; FILTRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; FILTER; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PH; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; WETLAND;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 69049107516     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-008-9974-7     Document Type: Article

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