scholarly journals Wastewater Treatment by Constructed Wetland Eco-Technology: Influence of Mineral and Plastic Materials as Filter Media and Tropical Ornamental Plants

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Zamora ◽  
J. Luis Marín-Muñíz ◽  
Carlos Nakase-Rodríguez ◽  
Gregorio Fernández-Lambert ◽  
Luis Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Filter Material ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Cyperus Papyrus ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Hedychium Coronarium ◽  
Plastic Materials ◽  
Ammonium N

Constructed wetlands (CWs) are sustainable technologies where the channels are filled with porous material and plants, which collectively remove pollutants, depending on the type of substrate and vegetation. This study evaluated CWs and their functionality by comparing three ornamental plants (Canna indica, Cyperus papyrus, and Hedychium coronarium) as a phytoremediation process of wastewater, in CWs filled with layers of porous stone–tepezil–plastic residues–soil (S-A), or in microcosms with layers of porous stone–tepezil–soil without the presence of plastic (S-B). The findings during 180 days showed that the removals of pollutants (chemical oxygen demand (COD), total solids suspended (TSS), nitrogen as ammonium (N-NH4), as nitrate (N-NO3), and phosphate (P-PO4) were 20%–60% higher in microcosms with plants than in the absence of plants. Statistical differences were not observed when comparing removal effects among S-A and S-B, indicating that plastic residues as filter material in CWs did not affect the pollutant removal, growth, flowering, and shoots of plants. The use of plastic residues as filter may represent a less costly alternative in CW establishments. Dependence on N-NH4 and TSS removal was observed according to plant species. The three species used are suitable for using in CWs as wastewater treatment. In addition, the ornamental plants could generate interest for a commercial option.

scholarly journals Impact of Ornamental Vegetation Type and Different Substrate Layers on Pollutant Removal in Constructed Wetland Mesocosms Treating Rural Community Wastewater

Processes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Zamora ◽  
Luis Sandoval ◽  
J. Luis Marín-Muñíz ◽  
Gregorio Fernández-Lambert ◽  
M. Graciela Hernández-Orduña
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Vegetation Removal ◽  
Ammonium N ◽  
Wetland Mesocosms

Improving water quality is a relevant environmental aspect, and using constructed wetlands (CWs) is a sustainable option for this; both porous material filled cells and plants that collectively remove contaminants must be readily available and inexpensive. This study evaluated CWs and their functionality by comparing two ornamental plants (Spathiphyllum wallisii and Hedychium coronarium) planted in experimental mesocosm units filled with layers of porous river rock, tepezil, and soil, or in mesocosms with layers of porous river rock, and tepezil, without the presence of soil. The findings during the experiments (180 days), showed that the removal of pollutants (chemical oxygen demand (COD), total solids suspended (TSS), nitrogen as ammonium (N-NH4), as nitrate (N-NO3), and phosphate (P-PO4) was 20–50% higher in mesocosms with vegetation that in the absence of this, and those mesocosms with the soil layer between 33–45% favored removal of P-PO4. Differences regarding of vegetation removal were only observed for N-NH4, being 25–45% higher in CWs with H. coronarium, compared with S. wallisii. Both species are suitable for using in CWs, for its functionality as phytoremediation, and aesthetic advantages could generate interest for wastewater treatment in rural communities, parks, schools or in domiciliary levels like floral flower boxes in the backyard. The study also revealed that a soil layer in CWs is necessary to increase the removal of P-PO4, an ion hardly eliminated in water treatment.

Performance of hybrid subsurface constructed wetland system for piggery wastewater treatment

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Zhang ◽  
T. Inoue ◽  
K. Kato ◽  
J. Harada ◽  
H. Izumoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Total Coliform ◽  
Organic Content ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Piggery Wastewater ◽  
Ammonium N

The objective of this study was to evaluate performance of a hybrid constructed wetland (CW) built for high organic content piggery wastewater treatment in a cold region. The system consists of four vertical and one horizontal flow subsurface CWs. The wetland was built in 2009 and water quality was monitored from the outset. Average purification efficiency of this system was 95 ± 5, 91 ± 7, 89 ± 8, 70 ± 10, 84 ± 15, 90 ± 6, 99 ± 2, and 93 ± 16% for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total carbon (TC), total nitrogen (TN), ammonium-N (NH4-N), total phosphorus (TP), total coliform (T. Coliform), and suspended solids (SS), respectively during August 2010–December 2013. Pollutant removal rate was 15 ± 18 g m−2 d−1, 49 ± 52 g m−2 d−1, 6 ± 4 g m−2 d−1, 7 ± 5 g m−2 d−1, and 1 ± 1 g m−2 d−1 for BOD5, COD, TN, NH4-N, and TP, respectively. The removal efficiency of BOD5, COD, NH4-N, and SS improved yearly since the start of operation. With respect to removal of TN and TP, efficiency improved in the first three years but slightly declined in the fourth year. The system performed well during both warm and cold periods, but was more efficient in the warm period. The nitrate increase may be attributed to a low C/N ratio, due to limited availability of carbon required for denitrification.

Dielectric barrier discharge-based investigation and analysis of wastewater treatment and pollutant removal

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 2858-2867 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Ramdani ◽  
A. Lousdad ◽  
A. Tilmatine ◽  
S. Nemmich
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Dielectric Barrier Discharge ◽  
Barrier Discharge ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Oxidation Potential ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process ◽  
Dielectric Barrier

Abstract Current research reveals that the oxidation by ozone is considered as an effective solution and offers irrefutable advantages in wastewater treatment. It is also well known that ozone is used to treat different types of water due to its effectiveness in water purification and for its oxidation potential. This process of ozonation is becoming progressively an alternative technology and is inscribed in a sustainable development perspective in Algeria. In this regards, the present paper investigates the wastewater treatment process by ozone produced by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) under high potential. Three (DBD) ozone generators of cylindrical form have been used, at a laboratory scale, for treating collected samples from the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of the city of Sidi-Bel-Abbes located in the west of Algeria. Our experimental results reveal the efficiency of this type of treatment on the basis of the physicochemical analysis (pH, turbidity, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, heavy metals) and microbial analysis downstream of the WWTP, which showed a high rate of elimination of all the parameters.

Natural wastewater treatment in Hungary

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 331-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Szabó ◽  
A. Osztoics ◽  
F. Szilágyi
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Total Suspended Solid ◽  
Suspended Solid ◽  
Ammonium Nitrogen ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
N Removal ◽  
Natural Treatment ◽  
Poplar Plantations

Over the last few decades more and more natural wastewater treatment systems have been built in Hungary. The present study is the first step in creating a broad database on the water quality parameters and on the pollutant removal efficiency of these systems. The investigation included 78 plants out of which we analysed 16 systems in detail. Four types of natural methods are evaluated: wetlands, ponds, bio-mechanical combined oxidation (BMKO) systems, and poplar plantations. Pond systems are efficient in ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N) removal, reducing it with 83% (41-88%). Their chemical oxygen demand (CODCr) removal capacity is only 55% (37-81%). The only BMKO system that could be evaluated performs high CODCr (77%) and total suspended solid (TSS) (89%) removal. Removal of NH4-N and total nitrogen (TN) declines during the years of operation giving an average value of 39% and 49%, respectively. The system is not efficient in phosphorus removal (13%). In wetlands the 71% CODCr (53-96%), and 57% TSS (33-91%) removal provides satisfactory effluent quality most of the time. Wetlands performed low nutrient removal, i.e., 17% (-21-46%) for TN and 26% (-20-92%) for phosphorus. Poplar plantations are very effective in pollutant removal. Even the average removal of each nutrient type is above 75%. Several problems have occurred in the operation of natural treatment systems. However, if carefully planned and constructed, and the required maintenance work is done properly, they can be possible alternatives for wastewater treatment.

scholarly journals Efficiency of Natural Clay Mineral Adsorbent Filtration Systems in Wastewater Treatment for Potential Irrigation Purposes

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5738
Author(s):  
ElSayed ElBastamy ◽  
Lubna A. Ibrahim ◽  
Atef Ghandour ◽  
Martina Zelenakova ◽  
Zuzana Vranayova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Fecal Coliforms ◽  
Water Quality Criteria ◽  
Natural Clay ◽  
Treated Effluent

This project investigated the relative efficiencies of three pilot-scale constructed columns for enhancing drainage wastewater treatment processes to ensure compliance with Egyptian and international water quality criteria. In this investigation, basic materials (sand and gravel) and variable natural clay minerals zeolite (Z), diatomite (D) and bentonite (B) were utilized as packing materials to build up a Z column (ZC), D column (DC) and B column (BC), respectively. The three columns’ ability to remove pollutants from waste water for re-use in irrigation was investigated throughout one year (12 trials). The results revealed that the influent water had 211 mg/L total suspended solids, 6.09 mg/L total nitrogen, 36.67 mg/L biochemical oxygen demand, 56 mg/L chemical oxygen demand, 1700 mg/L total dissolved solids, 0.97 mg/L copper (Cu2+), 1.12 mg/L iron (Fe2+), 1.07 mg/L manganese (Mn2+), 1.02 mg/L lead (Pb2+), 1.05 mg/L zinc (Zn2+), and 46 × 103 CFU/mL fecal coliforms. These parameters were higher than the values permitted by Egyptian and international licenses. The range of removal efficiency of these pollutants by ZC was 96–21%, by BC was 99–29.8%, and by DC was 99–19.80%. Regeneration studies for the spent adsorbents demonstrated that the percentages of pollutant removal were sufficiently high. The treated effluent produced by the three columns was suitable for irrigation purposes, especially at a contact time of four hours, with the order for column treatment efficiency being BC ˃ DC ˃ ZC. Treated water was classified for irrigation suitability according to the Agrifood Water Quality Index (AFWQI) as marginal from the ZC, very good from the DC, and excellent from the BC. Treatment of such drainage water using the BC and DC appears feasible, because the process is easily operated and leads to final treated effluent of high quality for agricultural uses. The economic cost also confirms the feasibility of this treatment.

scholarly journals The potential of biofilms from moving bed bioreactors to increase the efficiency of textile industry wastewater treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (05) ◽  
pp. 412-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
MOGA IOANA CORINA ◽  
ARDELEAN IOAN ◽  
PETRESCU GABRIEL ◽  
CRĂCIUN NICOLAE ◽  
POPA RADU
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Ammonia Oxidation ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Active Sludge ◽  
Moving Bed ◽  
Treatment Research ◽  
Industry Wastewater

Textile industry processes produce some of the most heavily polluted wastewater worldwide. Wastewater from textile industry is also highly variable (it varies with time and among factories) and contains wide diversity of pollutants. This makes the treatment of textile industry effluents, complex, site-specific and expensive. Numerous combinations of wastewater treatment technologies are currently applied in the textile industry, yet methods that work for one emitter are often unsuitable, insufficient, not necessary or unsustainable to another. As textile industry evolves, its water treatment research also has to keep pace with increasing demands. The broader aim of the textile industry wastewater treatment is to maximize the efficiency of pollutant removal, while releasing effluents that society considers as being environmentally acceptable or safe. In the last ten years great strides have been made in the ability to lower the biological oxygen demand (BOD) and ammonium (NH4+) in wastewater. These advances elicit the question: can intensifying the usage of such technologies in the textile industry also increase its efficiency? The research team analysed water treatment by aerobic biomineralization via microbial biofilms immobilized on solid surfaces and hosted in Moving Bed Bio-Reactors (MBBRs). These biofilms are selected for carbon oxidation and ammonia oxidation. The authors compare the potential of active sludge biotreatment with the performance of MBBRs. The results are used to evaluate the potential of MBBRs as a cost-reducing solution in textile wastewater treatment plants. Our analysis supports that upgrading such stations to more heavily usage of MBBR biotechnology would increase their sustainability and environmental friendliness. The authors also discuss research directions and milestones for expanding the effects of MBBRs on the textile industry wastewater treatment.

Ranking strategies for stormwater management under uncertainty: sensitivity analysis

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 357-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.L.L. Reda ◽  
M.B. Beck
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Model Uncertainty ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Real Time Control ◽  
Ammonium N ◽  
Receiving Water

The disadvantageous consequences of stormwater perturbations of receiving water quality in urban environments can be attenuated by exercising control at various locations across the sewer network, wastewater treatment plant, and the stream itself. As part of a long-standing programme of research on developing an integrated approach to the management and real-time control of water quality in river basins, the paper examines the sensitivity of the associated strategies to model uncertainty. Specifically, results are presented for a case study based on a 10km stretch of the River Cam as it passes through the city of Cambridge in eastern England. The options for control are restricted to design and operational features of the wastewater treatment facility. Assessment is according to maximum and cumulative values of mass flows of ammonium-N and biochemical oxygen demand, together with the duration of dissolved oxygen concentration below 4.0 gm−3, at the downstream boundary of the system. A straightforward analysis of the sensitivity of these criteria to changes in the parameterisation of a model for receiving water quality shows that the ranking of strategies is robust in the face of model uncertainty. Minor differences in ranking occur as a function of whether judgement is based on ammonium-N or the other two attributes of water quality and whether attention is focused on the treatment plant in isolation or performance across the system as a whole. However, such conclusions must be qualified by noting that our analysis has been limited in its scope and elementary in its treatment of uncertainty.

scholarly journals Role of Wetland Plants and Use of Ornamental Flowering Plants in Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Sandoval ◽  
Sergio Zamora-Castro ◽  
Monserrat Vidal-Álvarez ◽  
José Marín-Muñiz
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
North America ◽  
Constructed Wetlands ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Wetland Plants ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Natural Wetland ◽  
Natural Wetlands

The vegetation in constructed wetlands (CWs) plays an important role in wastewater treatment. Popularly, the common emergent plants in CWs have been vegetation of natural wetlands. However, there are ornamental flowering plants that have some physiological characteristics similar to the plants of natural wetlands that can stimulate the removal of pollutants in wastewater treatments; such importance in CWs is described here. A literature survey of 87 CWs from 21 countries showed that the four most commonly used flowering ornamental vegetation genera were Canna, Iris, Heliconia and Zantedeschia. In terms of geographical location, Canna spp. is commonly found in Asia, Zantedeschia spp. is frequent in Mexico (a country in North America), Iris is most commonly used in Asia, Europe and North America, and species of the Heliconia genus are commonly used in Asia and parts of the Americas (Mexico, Central and South America). This review also compares the use of ornamental plants versus natural wetland plants and systems without plants for removing pollutants (organic matter, nitrogen, nitrogen and phosphorous compounds). The removal efficiency was similar between flowering ornamental and natural wetland plants. However, pollutant removal was better when using ornamental plants than in unplanted CWs. The use of ornamental flowering plants in CWs is an excellent option, and efforts should be made to increase the adoption of these system types and use them in domiciliary, rural and urban areas.

scholarly journals Impact of the Biological Cotreatment of the Kalina Pond Leachate on Laboratory Sequencing Batch Reactor Operation and Activated Sludge Quality

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Michalska ◽  
Izabela Greń ◽  
Joanna Żur ◽  
Daniel Wasilkowski ◽  
Agnieszka Mrozik
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Landfill Leachate ◽  
Sequencing Batch Reactor ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Process

Hauling landfill leachate to offsite urban wastewater treatment plants is a way to achieve pollutant removal. However, the implementation of biological methods for the treatment of landfill leachate can be extremely challenging. This study aims to investigate the effect of blending wastewater with 3.5% and 5.5% of the industrial leachate from the Kalina pond (KPL) on the performance of sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and capacity of activated sludge microorganisms. The results showed that the removal efficiency of the chemical oxygen demand declined in the contaminated SBR from 100% to 69% and, subsequently, to 41% after the cotreatment with 3.5% and 5.5% of the pollutant. In parallel, the activities of the dehydrogenases and nonspecific esterases declined by 58% and 39%, and 79% and 81% after 32 days of the exposure of the SBR to 3.5% and 5.5% of the leachate, respectively. Furthermore, the presence of the KPL in the sewage affected the sludge microorganisms through a reduction in their functional capacity as well as a decrease in the percentages of the marker fatty acids for different microbial groups. A multifactorial analysis of the parameters relevant for the wastewater treatment process confirmed unambiguously the negative impact of the leachate on the operation, activity, and structure of the activated sludge.

A concept for planning and management of on-site and centralised municipal wastewater treatment systems, a case study in Bangkok, Thailand. I: Pollutant discharge indicators and pollutant removal efficiency functions

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 1923-1933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiaki Tsuzuki ◽  
Thammarat Koottatep ◽  
Thitiphon Sinsupan ◽  
Supattra Jiawkok ◽  
Chira Wongburana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Municipal Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Planning And Management ◽  
Pollutant Discharge ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Systems ◽  
Pollutant Removal Efficiency

The concept of pollution load indicators for planning and management of the mixture conditions of centralised and on-site wastewater treatment systems has not been discussed in detail so far. In this paper, pollutant discharge (load) indicators and pollutant removal efficiencies were quantitatively analysed to develop a part of a strategy for planning and management of municipal wastewater treatment systems (WWTSs) under the mixture conditions in Bangkok, Thailand, as a case study. Pollutant discharge indicators of on-site WWTSs were estimated based on the relevant literature. Three kinds of pollutant removal efficiency function at centralised wastewater treatment plants (CWWTPs) were empirically developed for biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, total coliforms and faecal coliforms based on the existing CWWTP management data. These results will be integrated into the scenario-based analysis in the second paper in the series. The results will be base datasets, and the concept and estimation methods can be applied for wastewater treatment planning and management in other areas.

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