Effect of vegetation on the performance of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands with lightweight expanded clay aggregates

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 433-442

  Mesquita, M C ^a   Albuquerque, A ^b   Amaral, L ^c   Nogueira, R ^d  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE CASTELO BRANCO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Lightweight expanded clay aggregates; Loading rate; Nitrogen removal; Organic matter removal; Phragmites australis; Subsurface flow

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; EXPANDED CLAY AGGREGATES; LOADING RATE; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

AGGREGATES; AMMONIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LOADING;

EID: 84874837519     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-012-0119-6     Document Type: Article

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