Functions of slags and gravels as substrates in large-scale demonstration constructed wetland systems for polluted river water treatment

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 12982-12991

  Ge, Yuan ^a   Wang, Xiaochang ^a   Zheng, Yucong ^a   Dzakpasu, Mawuli ^a,b   Zhao, Yaqian ^b   Xiong, Jiaqing ^a  

^a XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Gravels; Phosphorus removal; Pollution; Slags; Urban river

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GRASS; GRAVEL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RIVER WATER; SLAG; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

CHINA;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; POACEAE; RIVER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POACEAE; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 84940451229     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4573-9     Document Type: Article

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