Recirculation on a single stage of vertical flow constructed wetland: Treatment limits and operation modes

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 81-84

  Prost Boucle, S ^a   Molle, P ^a  

^a UR MALY   (France)

Author keywords

Design; Nitrification; Performances; Recirculation; Vertical flow constructed wetland

Indexed keywords

OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATION MODE; PERFORMANCES; RECIRCULATION RATES; RECIRCULATIONS; SINGLE STAGE; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

DENITRIFICATION; DESIGN; OXIDATION; PILOT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

NITRIFICATION;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESIGN; NITRIFICATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84860236846     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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