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Vertical flow constructed wetlands efficiency with varying surface loading rates

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper searches in determining the optimal surface loading rates of constructed wetland treatment plant with vertical flow, through constructing a pilot plant which is consist of two filters, the first one is planted with Phragmites plant while the other is unplanted. As a result, it is recommended that constructed wetlands in our country should be designed with consideration of applying low surface loading rate (at least 1 m2 p−1). The removal efficiencies observed for Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Suspended Solids (SS), Total Nitrogen (TN), and Phosphate (PO4) were notably enhanced in the presence of vegetation, with improvements reaching up to 14%, 10%, 11%, and 12% respectively across various applied surface loading rates.

Source: Environmental Research Communications

DOI: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad9000

Authors: Heba Aljaddou, Ruba Dahham Alsaeed, Mohamad Fatamah

Institutions: Al Wataniya Private University, Hama University

Language: English

Topic: Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Subfield: Waste Management and Disposal

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,895