Bacteria distribution and dynamics in constructed wetlands based on modelling results

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 461-462, Issue , 2013, Pages 430-440

  Samsó, Roger ^a   García, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial distribution; Biofilm; Biofilter; Porous media; Treatment wetlands

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISTRIBUTION; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; FUNCTIONAL BACTERIA; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; PROGRESSIVE ACCUMULATION; SULPHATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULPHIDE OXIDISING BACTERIA; TREATMENT WETLANDS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; EFFLUENTS; POROUS MATERIALS; STABILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

WETLANDS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FILTER; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POROUS MEDIUM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; HETEROTROPH; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFIDE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIAL DISTRIBUTION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; POROUS MEDIA; TREATMENT WETLANDS;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; MICROBIOTA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WETLANDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84878920722     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.073     Document Type: Article

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