Effect of climatic conditions, season and wastewater quality on contaminant removal efficiency of two experimental constructed wetlands in different regions of Spain

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 437, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-67

  Garfí, Marianna ^a   Pedescoll, Anna ^a,b   Bécares, Eloy ^b   Hijosa Valsero, María ^b   Sidrach Cardona, Ricardo ^b   García, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonium; BOD; Continental climate; Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands; Mediterranean climate; TSS

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CONTINENTAL CLIMATE; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; TSS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATOLOGY; LOADING; REDOX REACTIONS; REMOVAL; WETLANDS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIA; ORGANIC MATTER;

AMMONIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREND STUDY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CLIMATE; POACEAE; SEASONS; SPAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CASTILLA Y LEON; CATALONIA; LEON [CASTILLA Y LEON]; SPAIN;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 84865048701     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.087     Document Type: Article

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