Filter media for nutrient removal in natural systems and built environments: II-design and application challenges

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 707-720

  Chang, Ni Bin ^a   Wanielista, Marty ^a   Daranpob, Ammarin ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrient removal; passive on site wastewater treatment technologies; permeable reactive barriers; retention and detention pond; sorption media

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CONTAMINATED SOURCES; DESIGN AND APPLICATION; DESIGN FEATURES; DETENTION POND; DRINKING WATER; FIELD APPLICATION; FILTER MEDIA; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER TREATMENT; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LABORATORY WORK; LANDFILL LEACHATES; NATURAL SYSTEMS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LEVELS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; RESEARCH POTENTIAL; RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES; STORMWATER TREATMENT; UNTREATED WASTEWATER;

DESIGN; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAKES; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; MAINTENANCE; NUTRIENTS; POTABLE WATER; RECLAMATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

GROUND WATER; STORM WATER;

AERATION; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NITRIFICATION; POND; REVIEW; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 77958078115     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0229     Document Type: Review

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