Evaluation of commercial floating treatment wetland technologies for nutrient remediation of stormwater

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-69

  Lynch, Jeanette ^a   Fox, Laurie J ^a   Owen, James S ^a   Sample, David J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beemat; BioHaven ; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Phytoremediation; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; LAKES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; WATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

BEEMAT; BIOHAVEN®; FLOATING ISLANDS; FLOATING MATS; FLOATING TREATMENT WETLANDS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PHYTOREMEDIATION; STORMWATERS; TOTAL NITROGEN; WETLAND PLANTS;

PHOSPHORUS;

BUOYANCY; MESOCOSM; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; STORMWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84913534818     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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