The determination of background levels of trace metals in soils and sediments is a key point
for the proper assessment of pollution degree. This study demonstrates the suitability of …

Constructed wetlands are increasingly used as a solution to treat polluted water in natural
environments. Located in the Albufera de València Natural Park, a constructed wetland was …

Three medium size constructed wetlands (CWs) with a total surface of 90 ha are working
since 2009 in the Albufera de Valencia Natural Park (Spain). Two of them are fed with …

Pharmaceuticals and pesticides can be considered hazardous compounds for
Mediterranean coastal wetland ecosystems. Although many of these compounds co-occur in …

The goal of this study is to examine the suitability of three plants, Typha spp., Phragmites
spp. and Iris pseudacorus, in a free-water surface constructed wetland created to treat …

A free water-surface constructed wetland (F4-unit) was created in a Mediterranean protected
site to treat eutrophic inflows to the Albufera de València lagoon, and enhance biodiversity …

The water concentrations of 12 heavy and other metals/metalloids were analyzed
seasonally along two horizontal-flow constructed wetlands (CWs)(Tancat Mília—TM and …

In the last decade, the Venice Lagoon showed a significant environmental recovery that
changed the assemblages of macroalgal and aquatic angiosperm dominant species and …

A small, shallow basin was created and flooded with groundwater in a Reserve Area in
Albufera de València Natural Park (AVNP) under the scope of a restoration program …

Submerged macrophytes have attracted increasing attention in lake restoration due to the
importance of their structuring communities and stabilizing functions in lake ecosystems …