Comparison of long-term phosphorus removal performance of two large-scale constructed wetlands in South Florida, U.S.A

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 143-157

  Pietro, Kathleen C ^a   Ivanoff, Delia ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Everglades restoration; Phosphorus; Stormwater treatment areas; Treatment wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEWAGE; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; SURFACE WATERS; WETLANDS;

ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; LARGE-SCALE CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; OUTFLOW CONCENTRATIONS; STORMWATER TREATMENT AREAS; TREATMENT WETLANDS;

LOADING;

EID: 84939969347     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.12.013     Document Type: Article

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