Treatment of chromium-bearing wastewaters with constructed wetlands

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-249

  Dotro, Gabriela ^a   Larsen, Daniel ^b   Palazolo, Paul ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Effluent; Engineering design; Hazardous waste; Tannery wastes; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BASE DESIGN; CHROMIUM CONCENTRATION; CHROMIUM REMOVAL; CHROMIUM SORPTION; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; FEED SYSTEMS; HAZARDOUS WASTES; LABORATORY SCALE; ORGANIC MATTER; TANNERY WASTES; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CHROMIUM; DESIGN; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CHROMIUM; ORGANIC MATTER;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESIGN METHOD; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LABORATORY METHOD; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALINITY; SORPTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; VEGETATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78751574401     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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