Influence of plant species and submerged zone with carbon addition on nutrient removal in stormwater biofilter

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1833-1841

  Zhang, Zhenhua ^a   Rengel, Zed ^a   Liaghati, Tania ^b   Antoniette, Torre ^b   Meney, Kathy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Water Western Australia ^*  (Australia)

^c Syrinx Environmental Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Nutrient; Submerged zone; Wastewater; Wet dry season; Woodchip

Indexed keywords

CARBON ADDITION; GLASSHOUSE EXPERIMENT; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SPECIES; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; STORMWATERS; SUBMERGED ZONE; TOTAL DISSOLVED P; WATER SAMPLING; WET-DRY SEASON; WOOD CHIP;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; ECOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

BIOFILTRATION; CARBON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAMPLING; SHRUB; STORMWATER; SUBMERGED BODY; WASTEWATER;

BAUMEA JUNCEA; BAUMEA RUBIGINOSA; JUNCUS SUBSECUNDUS; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA LATERITIA;

EID: 80052089194     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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