Nitrogen removal from landfill leachate in constructed wetlands with reed and willow: Redox potential in the root zone

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-27

  Białowiec, Andrzej ^a   Davies, Laura ^b   Albuquerque, Antonio ^c   Randerson, Peter F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Landfill leachate; Nitrogen removal; Redox potential

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; LEACHATE TREATMENT; NITROGEN OXIDES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; REDOX REACTIONS; SOILS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

CHEMICAL-OXYGEN DEMANDS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; LANDFILL LEACHATES; MICROCOSM SYSTEM; REDOX POTENTIALS; REDOXPOTENTIAL; ROOT ZONE; TOTAL NITROGEN;

WETLANDS;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

AMMONIA; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; GRASS; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; NITRATE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDOX POTENTIAL; RHIZOSPHERE; SHRUB;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; EVAPORATION; GREENHOUSE; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; RHIZOSPHERE; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WETLAND; WILLOW;

SALIX;

EID: 84155176947     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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