Effects of plant species in a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland - phytoremediation of treated urban wastewater with Cyperus alternifolius L. and Typha latifolia L. in the West of Sicily (Italy)

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 282-291

  Leto, Claudio ^a   Tuttolomondo, Teresa ^a   La Bella, Salvatore ^a   Leone, Raffaele ^a   Licata, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Nitrogen uptake; Plant choice; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MICRO-BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NITROGEN UPTAKE; PLANT CHOICE; PLANT GROWTH; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

BIOREMEDIATION; NITROGEN; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; WETLANDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PURIFICATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84886690847     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.09.014     Document Type: Article

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