Hydraulic performance of small free water surface constructed wetlands treating sugar factory effluent in western Kenya

Hydrology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 476-488

  Bodin, Hristina ^a   Persson, Jesper ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Cyperus papyrus; Echinochloa pyramidalis; Hydraulic loading rate; Hydraulic tracer study; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; CYPERUS PAPYRUS; ECHINOCHLOA PYRAMIDALIS; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; HYDRAULIC TRACERS;

EFFLUENTS; LITHIUM; SUGAR FACTORIES; TURBINES; VEGETATION;

WETLANDS;

AMMONIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FOOD INDUSTRY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LITHIUM; MACROPHYTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUGAR; TRACER; VEGETATION TYPE; WASTE TREATMENT;

KENYA;

EID: 84865174345     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.133     Document Type: Article

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