Analysis of constructed wetland performance for irrigation reuse

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1699-1705

  De Monte, Helena Marecos ^a   Albuquerque, António ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Irrigation reuse; Mass removal rates; Treatment capability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL QUALITY; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DISCRETE SAMPLING; EFFECTIVE VOLUME; FINAL EFFLUENTS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; MASS LOAD; MASS REMOVAL RATE; NITROGEN FORM; NITROGEN LOADS; ORGANIC MATTER; PORTUGAL; PRIMARY TREATMENT; RURAL COMMUNITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; IRRIGATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SAMPLING; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

AMMONIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PATHOGEN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; HELMINTH; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MASS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SOLID; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; PORTUGAL; RURAL POPULATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

PORTUGAL;

DORCATRAGUS MEGALOTIS;

AGRICULTURE; PORTUGAL; RURAL POPULATION; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 77953422368     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.063     Document Type: Article

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