Development of alum sludge-based constructed wetland: An innovative and cost effective system for wastewater treatment

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 827-832

  Zhao, Y Q ^a   Babatunde, A O ^a   Zhao, X H ^a   Li, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alum sludge; Constructed wetland; Reuse; Substrate; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ABILITY; ADSORPTION TESTS; ALUM SLUDGE; BATCH TESTS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; COST EFFECTIVE; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESS; DRY SOLIDS; HIGH STRENGTH WASTEWATER; HYDRAULIC LOADING; MULTI-STAGE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANICS REMOVAL; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REUSE; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; SLUDGE CAKE; TREATMENT WETLANDS;

ADSORPTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; POTABLE WATER; SULFATE MINERALS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; ALUMINUM SULFATE; OXYGEN;

ABSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; RESEARCH; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ADSORPTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SEWAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

ADSORPTION; ALUM COMPOUNDS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

EID: 70349575941     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520902928685     Document Type: Article

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