Abstract
An improved upward flow constructed wetland cell for treatment of water contaminated with chlorinated aliphatics is disclosed. The improvements include adding ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms to the methane-oxidizing microorganisms already present in an oxygenated root zone and adding improved pore-water sample chambers for measuring the performance of the constructed wetland cell.
Document Type
Patent
Status
Issued
Issue Date
11-25-2014
Patent Number
US 8894849 B1 [8,894,849]
CPC Classification
C02F3/301
Application number
13/412606
Assignees
Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US)
Filing Date
3-5-2012
Recommended Citation
Shelley, Michael, Abinash Agrawal, Ke Qin, Garrett Struckhoff, Carl Enfield, James Waldron, and Cristina Powell. United States Patent 8894849 (B1), issued 25 November 2015. https://scholar.afit.edu/patents/67
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