Comparative study of three two-Stage hybrid ecological wastewater treatment systems for producing high nutrient, reclaimed water for irrigation reuse in developing countries

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 213-228

  Zurita, Florentina ^a   White, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; horizontal flow constructed wetlands; Nutrients; Stabilization aerobic ponds; Subtropical; Sustainability; Vertical flow constructed wetlands

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; STABILIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS (CWS); ECOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENTS; HORIZONTAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; SUBTROPICAL; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DEVELOPING WORLD; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84894747647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w6020213     Document Type: Article

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