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Treatment wetlands in decentralised approaches for linking sanitation to energy and food security

Author(s) -

Guenter Langergraber,

Fabio Masi

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

water science and technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.406

H-Index - 137

eISSN - 1996-9732

pISSN - 0273-1223

DOI - 10.2166/wst.2017.599

Subject(s) - sanitation , wetland , food security , business , environmental science , energy security , environmental planning , water resource management , environmental protection , environmental engineering , waste management , ecology , engineering , biology , agriculture , renewable energy

Treatment wetlands (TWs) are engineered systems that mimic the processes in natural wetlands with the purpose of treating contaminated water. Being a simple and robust technology, TWs are applied worldwide to treat various types of water. Besides treated water for reuse, TWs can be used in resources-oriented sanitation systems for recovering nutrients and carbon, as well as for growing biomass for energy production. Additionally, TWs provide a large number of ecosystem services. Integrating green infrastructure into urban developments can thus facilitate circular economy approaches and has positive impacts on environment, economy and health.

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