Performance of integrated household constructed wetland for domestic wastewater treatment in rural areas

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 948-954

  Wu, Shubiao ^a   Austin, David ^b   Liu, Lin ^a   Dong, Renjie ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Household wastewater treatment; Rural areas

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS; FRAME STRUCTURE; HOUSEHOLD WASTEWATER TREATMENT; IS COSTS; KEY ISSUES; NORTHERN CHINA; OPERATIONAL ENERGY; PRE-CAST; PURIFICATION SYSTEMS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RURAL VILLAGES; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; WINTER CONDITIONS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; RECLAMATION; REMOVAL; RURAL AREAS; THERMAL INSULATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FREEZING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LEGISLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PURIFICATION; RURAL AREA; SHRUB; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CHINA;

SALIX; SALIX BABYLONICA;

EID: 79955598043     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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