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Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
Author(s) -
Jiang Yi,
MartinezGuerra Edith,
Gnaneswar Gude Veera,
Magbanua Benjamin,
Truax Dennis D.,
Martin James L.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143016x14696400494650
Subject(s) - wetland , wastewater , sewage treatment , environmental science , constructed wetland , pollutant , environmental engineering , industrial wastewater treatment , waste management , engineering , ecology , biology
An update on the current research and development of the treatment technologies, which utilize natural processes or passive components in wastewater treatment, is provided in this paper. The main focus is on wetland systems and their applications in wastewater treatment (as an advanced treatment unit or decentralized system), nutrient and pollutant removal (metals, industrial and emerging pollutants including pharmaceutical compounds). A summary of studies involving the effects of vegetation, wetland design and modeling, hybrid and innovative systems, storm water treatment and pathogen removal is also included.