Performance of surface-flow domestic wastewater treatment wetlands

Wetlands

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 795-804

  Boutilier, Leah ^a   Jamieson, Rob ^a   Gordon, Robert ^b   Lake, Craig ^a   Hart, William ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminant removal; Rural wastewater management; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOENGINEERING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; FLOW OVER SURFACE; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; TRURO;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77956399168     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-010-0067-1     Document Type: Article

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