The layer effect in nutrient removal by two indigenous plant species in horizontal flow constructed wetlands

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2101-2104

  Liu, Shuyuan ^a,b,c   Yan, Baixing ^a   Wang, Lixia ^a  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b TAIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Layer effect; Nitrogen removal; Oxidation reduction potential; PH; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DRAINAGE WATER; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HORIZONTAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; LAYER EFFECT; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS; PLANT SPECIES; RETENTION TIME; WETLAND PLANTS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHROMIUM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; REDOX REACTIONS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

WETLANDS;

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CORRELATION; DRAINAGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OXIDATION; PH; PLANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

EID: 80054093146     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.06.040     Document Type: Article

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