Sediment and Nutrient Retention Capacity of Natural Riverine Wetlands in Southwest Ethiopia

Although wetlands in temperate regions have been studied for their pollutant remediation potential, the sediment and nutrient retention capacity of natural wetlands in tropical environments remains understudied. In this study, a mass balance approach was used to estimate the amount of sediment and n...

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Main Authors: Seid Tiku Mereta, Luc De Meester, Pieter Lemmens, Worku Legesse, Peter L. M. Goethals, Pieter Boets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00122/full