Floating treatment wetland aided remediation of nitrogen and phosphorus from simulated stormwater runoff

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 207-215

  White, Sarah A ^a   Cousins, Matthew M ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural runoff; Aquatic macrophyte; Beemats; Canna flaccida; Dissolved oxygen; Juncus effusus; PH adjustment; Temperature moderation; Urban stormwater

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; BEEMATS; CANNA FLACCIDA; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; PH ADJUSTMENT; URBAN STORMWATER;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOMASS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; NUTRIENTS; REMEDIATION; STORMS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

LOADING;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; AQUATIC PLANT; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENT; GROWING SEASON; MACROPHYTE; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STORMWATER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84884951527     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.09.020     Document Type: Article

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