Chromium removal in constructed wetlands: A review

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 96, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-190

  Sultana, Mar Yam ^a   Akratos, Christos S ^a   Pavlou, Stavros ^a,b   Vayenas, Dimitrios V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chromium; Constructed wetlands; Microorganisms; Phytotoxicity; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; MICROORGANISMS; POROUS MATERIALS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

CHROMIUM REMOVAL; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTED INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ELEMENT MOBILITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POROUS MEDIUM; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VEGETATION TYPE;

EID: 84912050582     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.08.009     Document Type: Review

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