A review on nitrogen and organics removal mechanisms in subsurface flow constructed wetlands: Dependency on environmental parameters, operating conditions and supporting media

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 429-448

  Saeed, Tanveer ^a,b   Sun, Guangzhi ^c  

^a AHSANULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Environmental parameters; Media; Nitrogen; Operating conditions; Organics

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; MEDIUM; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; ORGANIC REMOVAL; ORGANICS; REMOVAL MECHANISM; SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; SUBSURFACE FLOW WETLANDS;

WETLANDS;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; LITERATURE REVIEW; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CIRCULATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FERMENTATION; NITRIFICATION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84866673342     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.08.011     Document Type: Review

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