Use of vetiver grass constructed wetland for treatment of leachate

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 924-930

  Bwire, K M ^a   Njau, K N ^a   Minja, R J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Dumpsite; Landfill; Leachate; Vetiver grass

Indexed keywords

COD REMOVAL; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; CR CONCENTRATION; CR REMOVAL; DUMPSITE; FEED CONCENTRATION; HIGH LOADINGS; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HYDRAULIC LOADING; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LEACHATES; PB REMOVALS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; VETIVER GRASS;

HYDRAULICS; LEACHING; LEAD; REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WETLANDS;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

CHROMIUM; IRON; LEAD; LIMESTONE;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; IRON; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; LEAD; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSTRATE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PH; SOIL TREATMENT; VETIVERIA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VETIVERIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

POACEAE;

EID: 79955430140     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.271     Document Type: Article

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