The use of Bassia indica for salt phytoremediation in constructed wetlands

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 3967-3976

  Shelef, Oren ^a   Gross, Amit ^a   Rachmilevitch, Shimon ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bassia indica; Constructed wetland; Desert; Salt phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; DESALINATION; EFFLUENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALTS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BASSIA INDICA; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESERT; ENGINEERED SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; LOW-COSTS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REUSE OF WASTEWATER; SALT PHYTOREMEDIATION; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

WETLANDS;

POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACCUMULATION; ARID REGION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESALINATION; DESERT; DICOTYLEDON; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; HALOPHYTE; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POTASSIUM; RESOURCE USE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SALT; SODIUM; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BASSIA; BASSIA INDICA; BIOMASS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DESALINATION; DESERT; DOMESTIC WASTE; DRY WEIGHT; EFFLUENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROPONICS; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SALT TOLERANCE; SHOOT GROWTH; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84862764543     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.020     Document Type: Article

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