Performance evaluation using a three compartment mass balance for the removal of volatile organic compounds in pilot scale constructed wetlands

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 8467-8474

  Seeger, Eva M ^a   Reiche, Nils ^a   Kuschk, Peter ^a   Borsdorf, Helko ^a   Kaestner, Matthias ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINANTS; BENZENE REMOVAL; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DIRECT CONTACT; DISTRIBUTION PROCESS; EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT; FIELD CONDITIONS; GASEOUS PHASIS; GRAVEL BED; GRAVEL FILTERS; MASS BALANCE; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PILOT SCALE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT UPTAKE; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; VOC REMOVAL;

BENZENE; CONTAMINATION; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; SOILS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

WETLANDS;

BENZENE; GROUND WATER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS PHASE REACTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MASS BALANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; ELIMINATION REACTION; EVALUATION; GAS; LIQUID; MASS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLANT ROOT; RHIZOSPHERE; SUMMER; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WETLAND;

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEASONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

EID: 80053429839     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201536j     Document Type: Article

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