Comparison of Rhodamine-WT and bromide as a tracer for elucidating internal wetland flow dynamics

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1492-1498

  Williams, C F ^a   Nelson, S D ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromide; Rhodamine WT; Tracer; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BROMIDE; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; EFFLUENT WATERS; FLOW DYNAMICS; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; RHODAMINE-WT; SAMPLING LOCATION; SAMPLING POINTS; TRACER; TRACER TESTS; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; TREATMENT WETLANDS; URBAN AREAS;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; WATER TREATMENT;

WETLANDS;

BROMIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DYE TRACER; FLOW PATTERN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 79960392719     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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