Removal of iron, chromium and lead from waste water by horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1906-1912

  Gikas, Petros ^a   Ranieri, Ezio ^b   Tchobanoglous, George ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Evapotraspiration; Heavy metal; Hydraulic residence time; Retention time; Tracer; Waste water

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; EVAPOTRASPIRATION; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; RETENTION TIME; TRACER;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; POROSITY; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; IRON; LEAD;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW RATE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; ITALY; NONHUMAN; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PILOT STUDY; POROSITY; TYPHA LATIFOLIA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TYPHA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 84883773699     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4048     Document Type: Article

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