Wetlands for tropical applications : wastewater treatment by constructed wetlands

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Wetlands for tropical applications : wastewater treatment by constructed wetlands

edited by Norio Tanaka, Wun Jern Ng, K.B.S.N. Jinadasa

Imperial College Press, c2011

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-145) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book provides a systematic exposition of the design features of constructed wetlands, and their management (in terms of siting, physical maintenance, and operation). Only very few books (or chapters) have been published on constructed wetlands in tropical conditions and none are current. The selection of plant species, managing their growth and harvesting cycles, and the impact these have on the attenuation of organic and inorganic pollutants, nutrients, and pathogens would be of interest to students and practitioners of the art working under tropical conditions. The potential of constructed wetlands as a low-cost intervention for developing countries in tropical regions that faced water pollution problems, in particular, deserves to be explored systematically.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to Constructed Wetlands
  • Advantages of Wetlands under Tropical Conditions
  • Wetlands in the Developing Country Environment
  • Wetlands Treatment - Pollutant Removal, Nutrient Dynamics, Water Quality Enhancement and Design of Constructed Wetlands
  • Wetland Plant Species Selection
  • Operational and Maintenance Problems in Wetlands, Field Experience
  • Cost and Sustainability of Constructed Wetlands in the Tropics.

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Details

  • NCID
    BB08908642
  • ISBN
    • 9781848162976
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 150 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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