Enhancement of microbial nitrogen removal pathway by vegetation in Integrated Vertical-Flow Constructed Wetlands (IVCWs) for treating reclaimed water

L Du, X Trinh, Q Chen, C Wang, H Wang, X Xia… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Constructed wetland is an efficient way to lower N load from wastewater treatment plants.
Here, the nitrogen removal rate and nitrogen balance, as well as the microbial community …

Constructed wetlands for water treatment: new developments

PN Carvalho, CA Arias, H Brix - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are currently regarded as established eco-technologies to treat
water pollution. Although considered near-natural systems, they are totally engineered …

Pistia stratiotes in the phytoremediation and post-treatment of domestic sewage

D Schwantes, AC Goncalves Jr… - International journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This work aimed to evaluate the potential of phytoremediation using Pistia stratiotes as a
plant for post-treatment of wastewater from domestic sewage. The experiment was …

Response of nir-type rhizosphere denitrifier communities to cold stress in constructed wetlands with different water levels

R Wang, L Cui, J Li, W Li, Y Zhu, T Hao, Z Liu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are used to remove nitrogen-containing organic pollutants
based on the roles of plant and microbial communities. However, the rhizosphere nitrogen …

Phosphorus removal from sewage by flocculated foamed lightweight aggregate: Performance optimisation, adsorption kinetics and mechanisms

C Gong, Y Wang, L Huo, J Dai - Separation and Purification Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper flocculated foamed lightweight aggregate (FFLA) with polymeric ferric sulfate
(PFS) as flocculant was proposed to replace traditional aggregate to improve phosphorus …

Use of broken brick to enhance the removal of nutrients in subsurface flow constructed wetlands receiving hospital wastewater

S Dires, T Birhanu, A Ambelu - Water Science and Technology, 2019 - iwaponline.com
Eight horizontal subsurface flow pilot scale artificial wetlands were constructed to evaluate
the effectiveness of broken brick to remove nutrients from hospital wastewater. The average …

Evaluation of Pilot-Scale Constructed Wetlands with Phragmites karka for Phytoremediation of Municipal Wastewater and Biomass Production in Ethiopia

K Angassa, S Leta, W Mulat, H Kloos, E Meers - Environmental Processes, 2019 - Springer
A pilot horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland (HSSFCW) was constructed, covered
with geomembrane, and packed with gravel as substrate. Phragmites karka was planted in …

Performance of reactive nitrogen in leachate treatment in constructed wetlands

I Arliyani, BV Tangahu… - Journal of Ecological …, 2021 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
ABSTRACT Reactive Nitrogen (Nr) is produced from natural and human activity, the use of
fuel, the activities of industry, and agriculture. The Nr from agriculture is used to produce …

Experimental checking and modeling of the influence of operation conditions on the first order kinetic constants in free water surface wetlands

B Zhang, Y Cui, B Liao, C Tang, Y Shu - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The most commonly used model in constructed wetlands is the first-order removal model,
and first order kinetic constants (k) are the key parameters. The presumption is often made …

Application of first-order kinetic removal models on constructed wetlands under Mediterranean climatic conditions

D Ventura, R Rapisarda, L Sciuto, M Milani… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of the study was to verify the applicability of PkC* model to evaluate the
treatment response of horizontal CWs (H-CWs) and to assess key design parameters for the …