The use of free water surface constructed wetland to treat the eutrophicated waters of lake L'Albufera de Valencia (Spain)

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-61

  Martin M ^a   Oliver, N ^a   Hernandez Crespo C ^a   Gargallo, S ^a   Regidor, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b MAAMA ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Eutrophication; Nutrient removal; Phytoplankton; Water treatment; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; EUTROPHIC WATER; FIRST-ORDER; FREE WATER SURFACES; HIGH VARIABILITY; HYDRAULIC LOAD; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; KEY FACTORS; MASS REMOVAL; NATURAL PARK; NITRIFICATION-DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN SPECIES; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL RATE; SINGLE CELLS; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TREATMENT WETLANDS; VALENCIA; WETLAND RESTORATION;

DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

WETLANDS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFLOW; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURFACE WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ALBUFERA LAKE; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; SPAIN; VALENCIA [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA];

EID: 84872005149     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.04.029     Document Type: Article

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