Sulphur transformations in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment: A review

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 278-289

  Wu, Shubiao ^a   Kuschk, Peter ^b   Wiessner, Arndt ^b   Müller, Jochen ^b   Saad, Rania A B ^b   Dong, Renjie ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Dissimilatory sulphate reduction; Nitrification; Sulphide toxicity; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS (CWS); DISPROPORTIONATIONS; FUTURE DESIGNS; LONG TERM STABILITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; MINERAL PRECIPITATION; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; OXIDATION/REDUCTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS; REDUCED SULPHUR COMPOUNDS; SULPHATE REDUCTION; SULPHIDE CONCENTRATION; SULPHUR TRANSFORMATIONS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; WETLAND PLANTS; WETLAND SYSTEMS;

CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; HEAVY METALS; LASERS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; GROWTH RATE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR; SULFUR CYCLE; TRANSFORMATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84874345787     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.11.003     Document Type: Review

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