Biofiltering of aquaculture effluents by halophytic plants: Basic principles, current uses and future perspectives

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 122-133

  Buhmann, Anne ^a   Papenbrock, Jutta ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Halophytes; Hydroponic systems; Marine aquaculture effluents; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; HABITAT TYPE; HALOPHYTE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TROPICAL REGION; WASTEWATER; WATER FLOW; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84878166563     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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