Nitrogen removal from polluted river water by surface flow wetland with forage rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Kusahonami)

International Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-135

  Zhou, Sheng ^a   Hosomi, Masaaki ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

assimilation rate; biomass; forage rice; nitrogen recycle; plant uptake; river water

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044436219     PISSN: 17568463     EISSN: 17568471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEE.2009.027310     Document Type: Article

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