Data on floating treatment wetland aided nutrient removal from agricultural runoff using two wetland species.
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SUBMITTER: Spangler JT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6330358 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
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Data on floating treatment wetland aided nutrient removal from agricultural runoff using two wetland species.
Spangler Jonathan T JT Sample David J DJ Fox Laurie J LJ Owen James S JS White Sarah A SA
Data in brief 20181215
The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled "Floating treatment wetland aided nutrient removal from agricultural runoff using two wetland species" (Spangler et al., 2018). This Data in Brief article provides data on concentrations of common ions, macro- and micro-nutrients and metals every other week during a floating treatment wetland (FTW) mesocosm experiment, and macro- and micro-nutrient contents in cumulative plant tissues, data on continuously monitored ...[more]
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