Pilot Constructed Treatment Wetland for Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater - Performance, Processes Implications for Nzoia River, Kenya, Unesco

Informationen zum Autor Margaret Akinyi Abira Klappentext Gives insight into the performance of a constructed treatment wetland receiving pulp and paper mill waste water in the tropics. This study concludes that integrating a full-scale wetland! as a tertiary stage with existing treatment ponds would significantly improve the quality of water in River Nzoia in Kenya downstream of the effluent discharge. Zusammenfassung Gives insight into the performance of a constructed treatment wetland receiving pulp and paper mill waste water in the tropics. This study concludes that integrating a full-scale wetland, as a tertiary stage with existing treatment ponds would significantly improve the quality of water in River Nzoia in Kenya downstream of the effluent discharge. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. General Introduction; 2. Quality of treated wastewater of Pan African Paper Mills (E.A) Ltd; 3. The design, hydrology and flow characteristics of the pilot-scale constructed wetland; 4. Plant growth and nutrient removal efficacy; 5. The efficacy of the constructed wetland in removing organic matter and suspended solids; 6. Phenol removal: efficiency, processes and implications; 7. Discussion, conclusions and outlook

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Margaret Akinyi Abira, Abira Margaret Akinyi
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.12.2008
• EAN: 9780415467155
• ISBN: 978-0-415-46715-5
• Seiten: 160
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Technik > Bau- und Umwelttechnik; Kenia, Ver- und Entsorgungstechnik, kommunales Ingenieurswesen, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Feuchtgebiete, Sümpfe, Moore, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Waste Management, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Limnology, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps, Kenya, Freshwater biology, Wetlands, Swamps, Fens, Sanitary and municipal engineering, Sanitary & municipal engineering