Efficacy of a large-scale constructed wetland to remove phosphorus and suspended solids from Lake Apopka, Florida

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-100

  Dunne, Ed J ^a   Coveney, Michael F ^a   Marzolf, Erich R ^a   Hoge, Victoria R ^a   Conrow, Roxanne ^a   Naleway, Robert ^a   Lowe, Edgar F ^a   Battoe, Lawrence E ^a  

^a ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake; Large scale constructed wetlands; Phosphorus; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; FLORIDA; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; LAKE WATERS; MASS REMOVAL; MEDIAN VALUE; OPERATING PERIODS; P REMOVAL; PILOT PROJECTS; REMOVAL RATE; SOLUBLE P; SOLUBLE REACTIVE P; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TP REMOVAL; TREATMENT AREA; WETLAND CELLS;

LAKES; LOADING; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RATE CONSTANTS; WATER TREATMENT;

WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FLOW PATTERN; LAKE WATER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER TREATMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE APOPKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857552411     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.01.019     Document Type: Article

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