Nitrogen dynamics of a large-scale constructed wetland used to remove excess nitrogen from eutrophic lake water

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 224-234

  Dunne, Ed J ^a   Coveney, Michael F ^a   Marzolf, Erich R ^a,c   Hoge, Victoria R ^a   Conrow, Roxanne ^a   Naleway, Robert ^a   Lowe, Edgar F ^a   Battoe, Lawrence E ^a   Inglett, Patrick W ^b  

^a ST JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b Suwannee River Water Management District   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Constructed wetlands; Particulate organic nitrogen; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONTENTS; FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; LARGE-SCALE CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN; TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGENS;

EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; NITROGEN; RATE CONSTANTS; SEDIMENTATION; TURBINES;

WETLANDS;

AMMONIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; FRACTIONATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAKE WATER; LANDSCAPE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POTASSIUM; SEDIMENTATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE APOPKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887075859     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.09.039     Document Type: Article

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