Sustainable greywater management with Axonopus compressus (broadleaf carpet grass) planted in sub surface flow constructed wetlands

Journal of Water Process Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 153-160

  Arunbabu, V ^a   Sruthy, S ^a   Antony, Ignatius ^a   Ramasamy, E V ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Greywater treatment; Phytoremediation; Rhizosphere treatment; Wastewater treatment; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934949931     PISSN: 22147144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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