Distribution and mass balance of hexavalent and trivalent chromium in a subsurface, horizontal flow (SF-h) constructed wetland operating as post-treatment of textile wastewater for water reuse

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 199-200, Issue , 2012, Pages 209-216

  Fibbi, Donatella ^a   Doumett, Saer ^a   Lepri, Luciano ^a   Checchini, Leonardo ^a   Gonnelli, Cristina ^a   Coppini, Ester ^b   Del Bubba, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b GIDA SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Horizontal submerged flow constructed wetland; Trivalent chromium; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; CHROMIUM CONCENTRATION; CHROMIUM SPECIATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HORIZONTAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HORIZONTAL FLOWS; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; LONGITUDINAL PROFILE; MASS BALANCE; METAL ACCUMULATION; OUTLET CONCENTRATION; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PLANT ORGANS; POST TREATMENT; REED BED; SOLID MATERIAL; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TEXTILE WASTEWATER; TOTAL CHROMIUM; TRIVALENT CHROMIUM; WATER REUSE;

CHROMIUM; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; TEXTILES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CHROMIUM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; HERB; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; REEDBED; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FLOW; GLACIAL MASS BALANCE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HORIZONTAL FLOW; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEXTILE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

CHROMIUM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

ITALY; PRATO [PRATO (PRV)]; PRATO [TUSCANY]; TUSCANY;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 83955162259     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.10.089     Document Type: Article

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