Macrophytes may not contribute significantly to removal of nutrients, pharmaceuticals, and antibiotic resistance in model surface constructed wetlands

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 482-483, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 294-304

  Cardinal, Pascal ^a   Anderson, Julie C ^b   Carlson, Jules C ^a,b   Low, Jennifer E ^b   Challis, Jonathan K ^a,b   Beattie, Sarah A ^b   Bartel, Caitlin N ^b   Elliott, Ashley D ^a   Montero, Oscar F ^b,c   Lokesh, Sheetal ^b   Favreau, Alex ^a   Kozlova, Tatiana A ^a   Knapp, Charles W ^d   Hanson, Mark L ^a   Wong, Charles S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance genes; Micropollutants; Pharmaceuticals; Surface flow constructed wetlands; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DRUG PRODUCTS; GENES; NUTRIENTS; RATE CONSTANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NUTRIENT ASSIMILATION; NUTRIENT SEQUESTRATION; SURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

ANTIBIOTICS;

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOFIBRATE; FLUOXETINE; NAPROXEN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFAPYRIDINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DRUG; MACROPHYTE; NUTRIENT; POLLUTANT; SURFACE FLUX; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BLACTX GENE; BLADDERWORT; BLATEM GENE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; LAGOON; MACROPHYTE; MESOCOSM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN WATER MILFOIL; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULI GENE; SULII GENE; TYPHA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; MICROPOLLUTANTS; PHARMACEUTICALS; SURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PLANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

EID: 84896512354     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.02.095     Document Type: Article

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