Investigating microbial activities of constructed wetlands with respect to nitrate and sulfate reduction

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 1, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 172-179

  Park, Noeon ^a,c   Lee, Jinwook ^a   Chon, Kyongmi ^a   Kang, Hojeong ^b   Cho, Jaeweon ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Denitrifying bacteria; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Sulfate reducing bacteria; Total bacteria

Indexed keywords

ACORUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NUPHAR; TYPHA;

EID: 77954184098     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.173     Document Type: Article

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