Preliminary evaluation of a constructed wetland for treating extremely alkaline (pH 12) steel slag drainage

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2253-2263

  Mayes, W M ^a   Aumonier J ^b   Jarvis, A P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Mineral Industry Research Organisation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Passive treatment; Steel slag; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; CALCITE PRECIPITATION; COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUES; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DRAINAGE WATER; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH PH; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; INDUSTRIAL RESIDUES; LEACHATES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MACROPHYTES; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MINERAL PRECIPITATION; PASSIVE TREATMENT; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; STEEL SLAG; SUMMER MONTHS;

AGRICULTURE; ALKALINITY; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; COAL COMBUSTION; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; LIME; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SLAGS; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

WETLANDS;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; MINERAL; NICKEL; SODIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; STEEL;

ALKALINITY; BUFFERING; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DRAINAGE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LEACHATE; LIME; MACROPHYTE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REEDBED; SLAG; STEEL; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL SINK; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HUMAN; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PH; PRECIPITATION; SEASHORE; SLAG; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SUPPLY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EVALUATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METHODOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; STEEL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WETLANDS;

EID: 69249203890     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.261     Document Type: Article

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