Chlorobenzene removal efficiencies and removal processes in a pilot-scale constructed wetland treating contaminated groundwater

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 903-913

  Braeckevelt, M ^a   Reiche, N ^a   Trapp, S ^b   Wiessner, A ^a   Paschke, H ^a   Kuschk, P ^a   Kaestner, M ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dichlorobenzene; Modeling; Monochlorobenzene; Oxygen input; Phytoremediation; VOC emissions

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROBENZENES; MODELING; MONOCHLOROBENZENE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; VOC EMISSIONS;

AQUIFERS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS; SURFACES; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

REMOVAL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHLOROBENZENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EMISSION CONTROL; ESTIMATION METHOD; FILTER; FLOODPLAIN; GRASS; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXYGEN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANTATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RHIZOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER TABLE; WATER TREATMENT;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 79955612802     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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