Constructed marshes for nitrate removal

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 934-1005

  Kadlec, Robert H ^a  

^a Wetland Management Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Economics; Hydrology; Nitrate; Performance; Treatment marshes

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CARBON; DESIGN; ECONOMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROLOGY; NITRATES; RATE CONSTANTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; VEGETATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

ARRHENIUS TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION REDUCTION; ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; FREE-WATER SURFACE TREATMENT; HYDRAULIC EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT MARSHES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

EID: 84878578113     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2010.534711     Document Type: Article

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