Influence of stormwater infiltration on the treatment capacity of a LECA-based horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-23

  Amado, L ^a   Albuquerque, A ^b   Espirito Santo A ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF GUARDA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Hydraulic loading rate; Infiltration; Pollutant removal; Subsurface flow

Indexed keywords

BED MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DRAINAGE BASIN; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATE; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; INFILTRATION RATE; INFLUENT FLOW RATE; NITRIFYING BIOFILMS; ORGANICS; PHOSPHORUS LOADING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REED BED; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL RATE; SOLID LOADING RATE; STORM WATER RUNOFF; STORMWATERS; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SURFACE RUNOFFS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATMENT CAPACITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CATCHMENTS; FLOW RATE; INFILTRATION; LOADING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; STORM SEWERS; TURBINES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DRAINAGE BASIN; INFILTRATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 83455263838     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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