Constructed wetlands as sustainable ecotechnologies in decentralization practices: a review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 180-197

  Valipour, Alireza ^a   Ahn, Young Ho ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cold climate; Constructed wetlands; Decentralization; High TDS; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CLIMATE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; SANITATION; SEWAGE; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

WASTE WATER;

ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WETLANDS;

EID: 84954364468     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5713-y     Document Type: Article

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