Removal and accumulation of Cu, Ni and Zn in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands: Contribution of vegetation and filling medium

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 5097-5105

  Galletti, Alessio ^a   Verlicchi, Paola ^a   Ranieri, Ezio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analysis of plant tissues; Constructed wetlands; Contaminated site; Experimental investigation; Heavy metals; Horizontal subsurface flow beds; Plant uptake and accumulation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; CONTAMINATED SITES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; PLANT TISSUES; PLANT UPTAKE;

EFFLUENTS; FILLING; HEAVY METALS; HISTOLOGY; METALS; ROADS AND STREETS; TISSUE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

WETLANDS;

COPPER; NICKEL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HEAVY METAL; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; VEGETATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOW RATE; FLOWER; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOME; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEGETATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; NICKEL; POACEAE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS; ZINC;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 77956057660     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.045     Document Type: Article

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