Pilot-scale evaluation of green roofs with Sargassum biomass as an additive to improve runoff quality

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 70-78

  Vijayaraghavan, K ^a   Raja, Franklin D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Green roof; Phytoremediation; Vegetated roof; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSORPTION; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER; LEAD; METAL IONS; METALS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SUBSTRATES; WATER QUALITY;

AIR-FILLED POROSITIES; EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOFS; GREEN ROOF; GREEN ROOF SUBSTRATES; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SORPTION CAPACITIES; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; VEGETATED ROOF;

ROOFS;

GREEN REVOLUTION; MACROALGA; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RUNOFF; SORPTION; SUBSTRATE; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WATER QUALITY;

SARGASSUM;

EID: 84913534817     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.11.029     Document Type: Article

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