Effect of plants and surface loading rate on the treatment efficiency of shallow subsurface constructed wetlands

T Carballeira, I Ruiz, M Soto - Ecological Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this research was to study the influence of the presence of plants and of plant
species on the treatment efficiency of shallow (0.3 m effective depth) horizontal subsurface …

Impact of different feeding strategies and plant presence on the performance of shallow horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands

A Caselles-Osorio, J García - Science of the total Environment, 2007 - Elsevier
The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the effect of continuous and intermittent feeding
strategies on contaminant removal efficiency of shallow horizontal subsurface-flow …

Treatment performance variation at different depths within vertical subsurface-flow experimental wetlands fed with simulated domestic sewage

CA Prochaska, AI Zouboulis - Desalination, 2009 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine the variation in treatment performance, regarding the
main pollutant parameters, ie chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TN), nitrate …

Performance of ornamental plants in monoculture and polyculture horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands for treating wastewater

AM Leiva, R Núñez, G Gómez, D López, G Vidal - Ecological engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two ornamental plants in monoculture and
polyculture horizontal subsurface flow (HSSF) constructed wetlands for treating wastewater …

Subsurface-flow constructed wetlands in Spain for the sanitation of small communities: a comparative study

J Puigagut, J Villaseñor, JJ Salas, E Bécares… - Ecological …, 2007 - Elsevier
In comparison with other European countries, constructed wetlands may still be considered
a recent technology in Spain. A survey of the systems treating urban wastewater in this …

Effect of operational and design parameters on performance of pilot-scale vertical flow constructed wetlands treating university campus wastewater

V Papaevangelou, GD Gikas, VA Tsihrintzis - Water Resources …, 2016 - Springer
Vertical flow constructed wetlands (VF-CWs) are very popular wastewater treatment systems
that can receive and treat heavy loads of wastewater. For the needs of the present study …

Effect of climatic conditions, season and wastewater quality on contaminant removal efficiency of two experimental constructed wetlands in different regions of Spain

M Garfí, A Pedescoll, E Bécares… - Science of the total …, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of climate, season and wastewater quality
on contaminant removal efficiency of constructed wetlands implemented in Mediterranean …

A comparative study of five horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands using different plant species for domestic wastewater treatment

JV Camacho, ADL Martínez, RG Gómez… - Environmental …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
This project studied domestic wastewater treatment by horizontal subsurface flow (HSSF)
constructed wetlands (CW) and compared the effect of four different plant species on the …

Municipal wastewater treatment with vertical flow constructed wetlands for irrigation reuse

F Morari, L Giardini - Ecological Engineering, 2009 - Elsevier
The treatment effect of two pilot-scale vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCWs) on
municipal wastewaters and their suitability for irrigation reuse were evaluated in a 2-year …

Effect of hydraulic retention time on the treatment of secondary effluent in a subsurface flow constructed wetland

D Ghosh, B Gopal - Ecological Engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the potential of subsurface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands (CWs) for
tertiary treatment of wastewater at four shorter HRTs (1–4 days). The CWs were planted with …