Long-term phosphorus removal in the Everglades stormwater treatment areas of South Florida in the United States

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 158-168

  Chen, Hongjun ^a   Ivanoff, Delia ^a   Pietro, Kathleen ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic vegetation; Everglades restoration; Hydraulic and nutrient loading; Large scale constructed wetlands; Settling rate for TP removal

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; WETLANDS;

AQUATIC VEGETATION; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; LARGE-SCALE CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MICROORGANISM ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT LOADING; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; STORMWATER TREATMENT AREAS; TP REMOVAL;

LOADING;

EID: 84938500945     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.12.012     Document Type: Article

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