The performance of species mixtures in nitrogen and phosphorus removal at different hydraulic retention times

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 917-922

  Wang, Hai ^a,b   Huang, Cheng Cai ^b   Ge, Ying ^a   Wu, Jian Zhi ^a   Chang, Jie ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHAOXING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Eutrophic water; Plant mixtures; Pollutant removal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901924526     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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