Assessing Spatiotemporal Nutrient Patterns for the Optimization of Wastewater Treatment Wetland System Performance

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel R Hitchcock ◽  
Matt C Smith
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Treatment Wetland ◽  
Nutrient Patterns ◽  
Wetland System

Occurrence, fate and removal of microplastics as heavy metal vector in natural wastewater treatment wetland system

2021 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 116853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhruba Jyoti Sarkar ◽  
Soma Das Sarkar ◽  
Basanta Kumar Das ◽  
Bigan Kumar Sahoo ◽  
Akankshya Das ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Treatment Wetland ◽  
Wetland System

scholarly journals EFFICACY OF PHRAGMITE KARKA PLANT IN CONSTRUCTED WETLAND SYSTEM

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Shalini Saxena
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Water Quality Improvement ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wetland Treatment ◽  
Natural Wetlands ◽  
Wetland System

Wetlands, either constructed or natural, offer a cheaper and low-cost alternative technology for wastewater treatment. A constructed wetland system that is specifically engineered for water quality improvement as a primary purpose is termed as a ‘Constructed Wetland Treatment System’ (CWTS). In the past, many such systems were constructed to treat low volumes of wastewater loaded with easily degradable organic matter for isolated populations in urban areas. However, widespread demand for improved receiving water quality, and water reclamation and reuse, is currently the driving force for the implementation of CWTS all over the world. Recent concerns over wetland losses have generated a need for the creation of wetlands, which are intended to emulate the functions and values of natural wetlands that have been destroyed. Natural characteristics are applied to CWTS with emergent macrophyte stands that duplicate the physical, chemical and biological processes of natural wetland systems. The number of CWTS in use has very much increased in the past few years. The use of constructed wetlands is gaining rapid interest. Most of these systems cater for tertiary treatment from towns and cities. They are larger in size, usually using surface-flow system to remove low concentration of nutrient (N and P) and suspended solids. However, in some countries, these constructed wetland treatment systems are usually used to provide secondary treatment of domestic sewage for village populations. These constructed wetland systems have been seen as an economically attractive, energy-efficient way of providing high standards of wastewater treatment by the help of Phragmite karka plant. Typically, wetlands are constructed for one or more of four primary purposes: creation of habitat to compensate for natural wetlands converted for agriculture and urban development, water quality improvement, flood control, and production of food and fiber.

Constructed wetland for water quality improvement: a case study from Taiwan

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 2408-2418 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Y. Wu ◽  
J. K. Liu ◽  
S. H. Cheng ◽  
D. E. Surampalli ◽  
C. W. Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Sediment Oxygen Demand ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence Analysis ◽  
Sediment Samples ◽  
Wetland System

In Taiwan, more than 20% of the major rivers are mildly to heavily polluted by domestic, industrial, and agricultural wastewaters due to the low percentage of sewers connected to wastewater treatment plants. Thus, constructed or engineered wetlands have been adopted as the major alternatives to clean up polluted rivers. Constructed wetlands are also applied as the tertiary wastewater treatment systems for the wastewater polishment to meet water reuse standards with lower operational costs. The studied Kaoping River Rail Bridge Constructed Wetland (KRRBCW) is the largest constructed wetland in Taiwan. It is a multi-function wetland and is used for polluted creek water purification and secondary wastewater polishment before it is discharged into the Kaoping River. Although constructed wetlands are feasible for contaminated water treatment, wetland sediments are usually the sinks for organics and metals. In this study, water and sediment samples were collected from the major wetland basins in KRRBCW. The investigation results show that more than 97% of total coliforms (TC), 55% of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and 30% of nutrients [e.g. total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP)] were removed via the constructed wetland system. However, results from the sediment analyses show that wetland sediments contained high concentrations of metals (e.g. Cu, Fe, Zn, Cr, and Mn), organic contents (sediment oxygen demand = 1.7 to 7.6 g O2/m2 d), and nutrients (up to 18.7 g/kg of TN and 1.22 g/kg of TN). Thus, sediments should be excavated periodically to prevent the release the pollutants into the wetland system and causing the deterioration of wetland water quality. Results of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), and nucleotide sequence analysis reveal that a variation in microbial diversity in the wetland systems was observed. Results from the DGGE analysis indicate that all sediment samples contained significant amounts of microbial ribospecies, which might contribute to the carbon degradation and nitrogen removal. Gradual disappearance of E. coli was also observed along the flow courses through natural attenuation mechanisms.

scholarly journals Pilot field-scale demonstration of a novel alum sludge-based constructed wetland system for enhanced wastewater treatment

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 278-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.Q. Zhao ◽  
A.O. Babatunde ◽  
Y.S. Hu ◽  
J.L.G. Kumar ◽  
X.H. Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Field Scale ◽  
Alum Sludge ◽  
Wetland System
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