An integrated model of substrate clogging in vertical flow constructed wetlands

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-75

  Hua, G F ^a   Li, L ^a,b   Zhao, Y Q ^c   Zhu, W ^a   Shen, J Q ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland (CW); Microbial biomass; Organic suspended solids; Plant roots; Substrate clogging

Indexed keywords

% REDUCTIONS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; INTEGRATED MODELING; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; ORGANIC SUSPENDED SOLID; ORGANICS; PLANT ROOTS; SUBSTRATE CLOGGING; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DATA PROCESSING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PORE SPACE; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FILTRATION; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT ROOT; SIMULATION; SUBSTRATE CLOGGING; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLAND;

EID: 84874562846     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.01.023     Document Type: Article

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