The effect of primary treatment and flow regime on clogging development in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands: An experimental evaluation

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3579-3589

  Pedescoll, Anna ^a   Corzo, Angélica ^a   Álvarez, Eduardo ^a   García, Joan ^a   Puigagut, Jaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clogging indicators; Flow regime; HUSB reactor; Primary treatment; Treatment wetlands

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PILOT PLANTS; POROSITY;

CLOGGING INDICATOR; FLOW REGIMES; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HYDROLITIC UP-FLOW SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; POROSITY REDUCTION; PRIMARY FLOW; PRIMARY TREATMENT; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; TREATMENT WETLANDS;

WETLANDS;

BIOINDICATOR; BIOREACTOR; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOACCUMULATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE SETTLING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79958765137     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.049     Document Type: Article

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