A comparative estimate of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from two types of constructed wetlands in Tianjin, China

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 10-12, 2013, Pages 2280-2293

  Zhao, Xinhua ^a   Liu, Lei ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; GHG emission; Horizontal flow; Vertical flow; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875802085     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.734679     Document Type: Article

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