Optimization of organics and nitrogen removal in intermittently aerated vertical flow constructed wetlands: Effects of aeration time and aeration rate

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 113, Issue , 2016, Pages 139-145

  Wu, Haiming ^a,b   Fan, Jinlin ^b   Zhang, Jian ^b   Ngo, Huu Hao ^c   Guo, Wenshan ^c   Hu, Zhen ^b   Lv, Jialong ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Denitrification; Intermittent aeration; Nitrification; Organic matter removal

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; INTERMITTENT AERATION; LOWER OPERATING COSTS; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; ORGANICS AND NITROGEN REMOVALS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AERATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84992301845     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.04.031     Document Type: Article

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