Exploring the contribution of plant species in the performance of constructed wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment

NM Kulshreshtha, V Verma, A Soti, U Brighu… - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The selection of plants in constructed wetlands (CWs) is challenging due to limited
understanding of their actual role in the organics and nutrient removal processes. This …

[HTML][HTML] Bioenergy routes for valorizing constructed wetland vegetation: an overview

HJO Pinho, DMR Mateus - Ecological Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Valorizing constructed wetlands vegetation into biofuels can be a way to contribute to
mitigating the increasing energy demand, avoiding the use of arable land, freshwater, and …

Saline-alkali stress reduces soil bacterial community diversity and soil enzyme activities

D Yang, L Tang, Y Cui, J Chen, L Liu, C Guo - Ecotoxicology, 2022 - Springer
Saline-alkalisation of the soil environment and microorganism is a global challenge.
However, relevant studies on the effects of saline-alkali stress on soil bacterial communities …

Microbial abundance and community in subsurface flow constructed wetland microcosms: role of plant presence

Q Wang, H Xie, HH Ngo, W Guo, J Zhang, C Liu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
In this research, the role of plants in improving microorganism growth conditions in
subsurface flow constructed wetland (CW) microcosms was determined. In particular …

Effect of plant diversity on phosphorus removal in hydroponic microcosms simulating floating constructed wetlands

Y Geng, W Han, C Yu, Q Jiang, J Wu, J Chang… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Phosphorus (P) removal is one of the major target services of constructed wetlands (CWs)
treating wastewater. Previous studies have shown that plant diversity plays an important role …

The influence of heavy metals on biological soil quality assessments in the Vaccinium myrtillus L. rhizosphere under different field conditions

M Kandziora-Ciupa, A Nadgórska-Socha, G Barczyk - Ecotoxicology, 2021 - Springer
The aim of this study was to determine the influence of heavy metals on biological soil
quality assessments in Vaccinium myrtillus L. rhizosphere soil as well as in non-rhizosphere …

Nutrients and heavy metals mediate the distribution of microbial community in the marine sediments of the Bohai Sea, China

M Lu, X Luo, JJ Jiao, H Li, X Wang, J Gao, X Zhang… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Bohai Sea, one of the largest marginal seas in China, is extensively influenced
by human and industrial activities. The pollutant loads from anthropogenic activities have …

Activity of soil enzymes in constructed wetlands treated with swine wastewater

R Baddam, GB Reddy, C Raczkowski, JS Cyrus - Ecological engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Continuous application of swine wastewater from lagoons to agricultural land can pose
surface and groundwater pollution. Constructed wetland (CW) is an alternate to the lagoon …

Both species richness and growth forms affect nutrient removal in constructed wetlands: A mesocosm experiment

Y Luo, Q Chen, F Liu, C Dai - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Plant richness is thought to improve the function of constructed wetlands (CWs),
but most CWs are planted with monocultures, with only a few employed polycultures, which …

Impact of vegetation selection on nitrogen and phosphorus processing in bioretention containers

CP Muerdter, DJ Smith, AP Davis - Water Environment …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A year‐long bioretention container study in Maryland, USA, measured the relationship
between three plant species (Eutrochium dubium, Iris versicolor, and Juncus effusus) and N …