Influence of flow velocity on the removal of faecal coliforms in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2808-2813

  Lohay, W S ^a   Lyimo, T J ^a   Njau, K N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b NELSON MANDELA AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Faecal coliforms; Flow velocity; Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland; Plug flow model; Tanks in series model and removal rate constant

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; FAECAL COLIFORMS; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; PATHOGEN REMOVAL; PLUG FLOW; PLUG FLOW MODELS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; REMOVAL RATE; REMOVAL RATE CONSTANT; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TROPICAL CLIMATES; VELOCITY-DEPENDENT;

FLOW VELOCITY; MICROFILTRATION; PIPE FLOW; VELOCITY; WETLANDS;

RATE CONSTANTS;

BIOFILM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTRATION; FLOW VELOCITY; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FECAL COLIFORM; FLOW RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE; TROPIC CLIMATE; WASTE WATER;

BIOFILMS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; RHEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WETLANDS;

EID: 84872701614     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.536     Document Type: Article

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