Decentralized wetland-based treatment of oil-rich farm wastewater for reuse in an arid environment

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 81-89

  Travis, Micheal J ^a   Weisbrod, Noam ^a   Gross, Amit ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arid; Constructed wetland; Dairy wastewater; Decentralized treatment; Dryland; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ARID; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DAIRY WASTEWATER; DECENTRALIZED TREATMENT; DRYLAND; WATER REUSE;

ADSORPTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FARMS; HEALTH RISKS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ADSORPTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BORON; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DAIRY FARMING; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FECAL COLIFORM; HEALTH RISK; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SALINITY; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTEWATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84055187705     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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