Enhancing the removal of arsenic, boron and heavy metals in subsurface flow constructed wetlands using different supporting media

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2612-2618

  Lizama Allende, K ^a   Fletcher, T D ^a   Sun, G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Boron removal; Heavy metal removal; Subsurface flow constructed wetlands; Supporting media

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC REMOVAL; BORON REMOVAL; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; SUPPORTING MEDIA;

ARSENIC; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CONTRAST MEDIA; COPPER; GRAVEL; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; IRON; LIMESTONE; MANGANESE; METALS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER; WETLANDS; ZINC;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; BORON; COPPER; IRON; LIMESTONE; MANGANESE; ZEOLITE; ZINC;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; GRAVEL; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; LIMESTONE; NONMETAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTEWATER; ZEOLITE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; SAND; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ARSENIC; BORON; METALS, HEAVY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 79959305493     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.533     Document Type: Article

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