| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 150 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. An introduction to wetlands in the tropics / Jagath Manatunge and W.A.U. Witharana -- ch. 2. The tropical environment / M.I.M. Mowjood and S. Sasikala -- ch. 3. Pollutants and wetland treatment / K.B.S.N. Jinadasa and G.M.P.R. Weerakoon -- ch. 4. Wetland plant dynamics / Norio Tanaka and S.K. Weragoda -- ch. 5. Design of tropical constructed wetlands / W.J. Ng and Gayan Gunaratne -- ch. 6. Engineering the wetlands / D.R.I.B. Werellagama and Sisira Karunaratne -- ch. 7. Cost and sustainability of constructed wetlands / A.K. Karunarathna |
| Summary |
Annotation. 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-145) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Constructed wetlands.
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Sewage -- Purification.
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Wetland ecology.
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Wetland management.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- General.
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Constructed wetlands
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Sewage -- Purification
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Wetland ecology
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Wetland management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tanaka, Norio, editor.
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Ng, Wun Jern, editor.
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Jinadasa, K. B. S. N., editor.
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| LC no. |
2011499219 |
| ISBN |
9781848162983 |
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1848162987 |
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