Optimising nitrogen removal in existing stormwater biofilters: Benefits and tradeoffs of a retrofitted saturated zone

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-82

  Zinger, Yaron ^a   Blecken, Godecke Tobias ^b   Fletcher, Tim D ^c   Viklander, Maria ^b   Deletić, Ana ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Heavy metals; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Retrofitting; Saturated zone; Stormwater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; FILTER MEDIA; FREELY DRAINING; LOAMY SAND; MESOCOSMS; N REMOVAL; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PLANT SPECIES; POTENTIAL THREATS; SATURATED ZONE; STORMWATERS; TP REMOVAL; TRANSITION LAYERS; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; WATERBODIES;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RETROFITTING; STORMS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

BIOFILTRATION; EUTROPHICATION; MESOCOSM; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHREATIC ZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDGE; STORMWATER; TRADE-OFF; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

CAREX APPRESSA; DIANELLA REVOLUTA; MICROLAENA; MICROLAENA STIPOIDES;

EID: 84871978794     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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