Recirculation or artificial aeration in vertical flow constructed wetlands: A comparative study for treating high load wastewater

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 149, Issue , 2013, Pages 398-405

  Foladori, Paola ^a   Ruaben, Jenny ^a   Ortigara, Angela R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Intermittent aeration; Recirculation; Simultaneous nitrification denitrification; Vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Indexed keywords

NITRIFICATION; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; INTERMITTENT AERATION; RECIRCULATIONS; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION DENITRIFICATIONS; VERTICAL SUBSURFACE-FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLAND;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER FLOW;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; INTERMITTENT AERATION; RECIRCULATION; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION-DENITRIFICATION; VERTICAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

AEROBIOSIS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; NITRATES; PILOT PROJECTS; RHEOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 84885436989     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.09.099     Document Type: Article

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