Comparative evaluation of pilot scale horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands and plant root mats for treating groundwater contaminated with benzene and MTBE

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 209-210, Issue , 2012, Pages 510-515

  Chen, Zhongbing ^a,b   Kuschk, Peter ^a   Reiche, Nils ^a   Borsdorf, Helko ^a   Kästner, Matthias ^a   Köser, Heinz ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzene; Constructed wetland (CW); Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE); Plant root mats; Volatilisation

Indexed keywords

BENZENE REMOVAL; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; PILOT SCALE; PLANT ROOTS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL OF BENZENE; SUBSURFACE-FLOW; TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS; VOLATILISATION;

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; GROUND WATER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

BENZENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MTBE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLATILIZATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; PLANT ROOT MAT; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

BENZENE; GROUNDWATER; METHYL ETHERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT ROOTS; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

EID: 84857355170     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.01.067     Document Type: Article

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