Role of microorganisms in the remediation of wastewater in floating treatment wetlands: a review

MJ Shahid, AA Al-Surhanee, F Kouadri, S Ali, N Nawaz… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article provides useful information for understanding the specific role of microbes in the
pollutant removal process in floating treatment wetlands (FTWs). The current literature is …

Floating wetlands: a sustainable tool for wastewater treatment

MJ Shahid, M Arslan, S Ali, M Siddique… - Clean–Soil, Air …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Floating treatment wetland (FTW) is an effective and sustainable technology for wastewater
treatment. It has been widely adopted for treating various kinds of polluted water including …

Floating treatment wetlands as biological buoyant filters for wastewater reclamation

K Rehman, A Ijaz, M Arslan, M Afzal - International journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) are an innovative product of ecological engineering that
can play a promising role in wastewater treatment. It provides low-cost, eco-friendly, and …

Remediation of polluted river water by floating treatment wetlands

MJ Shahid, R Tahseen, M Siddique, S Ali, S Iqbal… - Water …, 2019 - iwaponline.com
In this study, the potential of floating treatment wetlands (FTWs), inoculated with selected
bacteria, to ameliorate polluted river water was evaluated. Floating cells were prepared by …

Comparing the performance of four macrophytes in bacterial assisted floating treatment wetlands for the removal of trace metals (Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Cr) from polluted …

MJ Shahid, S Ali, G Shabir, M Siddique, M Rizwan… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we compared the performance of four macrophytes namely Brachia mutica, Typha
domingensis, Phragmites australis and Leptochala fusca, in bacterially assisted floating …

Enhancement of oil field-produced wastewater remediation by bacterially-augmented floating treatment wetlands

K Rehman, A Imran, I Amin, M Afzal - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Plants and bacteria individually as well as in synergism with each other hold a great
potential to degrade a wide range of environmental pollutants. Floating treatment wetlands …

Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) is an innovative approach for the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons-contaminated water

MFB Mfarrej, X Wang, M Fahid, MH Saleem… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Globally, water resources contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons are under much
consideration due to their hazardous effects on human beings as well as on plants and …

Inoculation with bacteria in floating treatment wetlands positively modulates the phytoremediation of oil field wastewater

K Rehman, A Imran, I Amin, M Afzal - Journal of hazardous materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential of plant-bacterial synergism in
floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) for efficient remediation of an oil field wastewater. Two …

A review on microorganisms in constructed wetlands for typical pollutant removal: species, function, and diversity

J Wang, Y Long, G Yu, G Wang, Z Zhou, P Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been proven as a reliable alternative to traditional
wastewater treatment technologies. Microorganisms in CWs, as an important component …

Implementation of floating treatment wetlands for textile wastewater management: A review

F Wei, MJ Shahid, GSH Alnusairi, M Afzal, A Khan… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The textile industry is one of the most chemically intensive industries, and its wastewater is
comprised of harmful dyes, pigments, dissolved/suspended solids, and heavy metals. The …