Nitrogen removal in an integrated constructed wetland treating domestic wastewater

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 742-750

  Dzakpasu, Mawuli ^a   Hofmann, Oliver ^b   Scholz, Miklas ^c   Harrington, Rory ^d   Jordan, Siobhan N ^a   McCarthy, Valerie ^a  

^a DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Waterford County Council   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Domestic wastewater; integrated constructed wetland; nitrogen; wetland hydrology

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA-NITROGEN; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; FIRST-ORDER; IRELAND; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOADING RATE; N REMOVAL; N SPECIES; NITRATE NITROGEN; REMOVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; TOTAL LOAD; WETLAND CELLS; WETLAND HYDROLOGY;

EFFLUENTS; HYDROLOGY; INTEGRATION; NITROGEN; RATE CONSTANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WETLANDS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOMESTIC WASTE WATER; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HYDROLOGY; INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; IRELAND; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POND; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; PLANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

EID: 79958105741     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.571592     Document Type: Article

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