Constructed wetlands with floating emergent macrophytes: An innovative stormwater treatment technology

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 2261-2310

  Headley, T R ^a,b   Tanner, C C ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b BAUER Environment   (Oman)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

constructed wetland; emergent macrophyte; floating; hydroperiod; performance; pond; treatment; urban drainage

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; FLOATING; HYDROPERIODS; MACROPHYTES; PERFORMANCE; POND; TREATMENT; URBAN DRAINAGE;

INNOVATION; LAKES; STORMS; WATER POLLUTION;

WETLANDS;

METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; STORM WATER;

BIOFILM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DATA ASSIMILATION; EMERGENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROPERIOD; MACROPHYTE; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; STORMWATER; SURFACE AREA; SUSPENDED LOAD; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER DEPTH; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FLOATING EMERGENT MACROPHYTE; MACROPHYTE; MESOCOSM; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANT ROOT; POND; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VEGETATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84867718163     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.574108     Document Type: Review

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