Influence of bed media characteristics on ammonia and nitrate removal in shallow horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 6269-6277

  Albuquerque, A ^a   Oliveira, J ^b   Semitela, S ^a   Amaral, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b New University of Lisbon Monte de Caparica ^*  (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ammonia removal; Bed media; Constructed wetlands; Nitrate removal; Shallow bed

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA REMOVAL; BED MEDIA; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; NITRATE REMOVAL; SHALLOW BED;

AMMONIA; DENITRIFICATION; GRAVEL; NITRATES; ROADS AND STREETS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FERROUS CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM NITRATE;

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; MEDIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; NITRATES; NITROGEN; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 69249220019     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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