Constructed wetlands are being used for the removal of nutrients from livestock wastewater.
However, natural vegetation typically used in constructed wetlands does not have …

Over 81 million tons of pork is produced annually in developing countries. Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) analysts predict that global swine production is increasing. A …

A study was undertaken to investigate the capacity of constructed wetlands that contained
either natural wetland plants or water tolerant agronomic plants to treat swine wastewater …

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of vegetation in constructed wetlands (CWs) in
removing swine wastewater (SWW) pollutants. The experiment consisted of three CWs, built …

Animal wastewater can be a major contributor to the cultural eutrophication of surface
waters. Constructed wetlands are under study as a best management practice to treat …

As the push for treating livestock wastes and removing nutrients continues, there is a need to
develop a low-cost treatment option. Constructed wetlands are one possible option when …

Animal waste management is a national concern that demands effective and affordable
methods of treatment. Weinvestigated constructed wetlands from 1993 through 1997 at a …

In the USA, we assessed constructed wetlands (surface flow) with both natural and
agronomic plants for treatment of anaerobic-lagoon swine waste water. We used both …

Although confined animal production generates enormous per-unit-area quantities of waste,
wastewater from dairy and swine operations has been successfully treated in constructed …

Although constructed wetlands have been identified as a potentially important component of
animal wastewatertreatment systems, their design requirements have been based mainly on …