Bacterial transformation and biodegradation processes simulation in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands using CWM1-RETRASO

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 928-936

  Llorens, Esther ^a   Saaltink, Maarten W ^b   Poch, Manel ^a   García, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemical pathways; Numerical simulation; Reed beds; Treatment wetlands; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC REACTION; ANAEROBIC PROCESS; BACTERIAL TRANSFORMATION; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; COD REMOVAL; COD REMOVAL RATE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MECHANISTIC MODELS; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL REACTION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ORGANIC MATTER; REED BED; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RETRASO; SIMULATION PREDICTION; TREATMENT WETLANDS; URBAN WASTEWATER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); ROADS AND STREETS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ORGANIC MATTER;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CWM1 RETRASO MODEL; METHANOGENESIS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; STIMULATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650689872     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.09.038     Document Type: Article

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