Nitrogen removal from eutrophic river waters by using Rumex acetosa cultivated in ecological floating beds

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 7 A, 2012, Pages 1920-1928

  Zhou, Xiao Hong ^a,b   Wang, Guo Xiang ^b   Yang, Fei ^b  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological floating beds; Nitrogen; Polluted water; R. acetosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DISSOLVED MATTER; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; HERB; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RIVER WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RUMEX; RUMEX ACETOSA;

EID: 84864745304     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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