Removal of chlorpyrifos insecticide in constructed wetlands with different plant species

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the remediation of water containing the insecticide chlorpyrifos by using constructed wetlands (CW) cultivated with Polygonum punctatum, Cynodon spp. and Mentha aquatica, operated under different hydraulic retention times: 24, 48, 96, 144 and 192...

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Main Authors: Tamara D. de Souza, Alisson C. Borges, Antonio T. de Matos, Ann H. Mounteer, Maria E. L. R. de Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental - Agriambi
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662017001200878&lng=en&tlng=en