Globally, about 2.7 billion people depend on onsite sanitation systems (OSS)(eg, septic tanks) for their sanitation needs. Although onsite sanitation systems help in providing …
Vertical flow constructed wetlands for wastewater and sludge treatment represent a relatively new and still growing technology. Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands is the first …
G Teijon, L Candela, K Tamoh, A Molina-Díaz… - Science of the Total …, 2010 - Elsevier
The presence of 170 pharmaceuticals, personal care products, priority substances according to the 2008/105EU Directive and four metals (Cd, Ni, Hg, Pb) have been …
Conventional onsite wastewater treatment systems (OWTSs) could potentially contribute to the transmission of infectious diseases caused by waterborne pathogenic microorganisms …
Water stress has become a perennial concern in most of the developing countries due to rapid urbanization and population growth. As the growing population requires more fresh …
R Reinoso, LA Torres, E Bécares - Science of the total environment, 2008 - Elsevier
A combined constructed wetland formed by a facultative pond (FP), a surface flow wetland (SF) and a subsurface flow wetland (SSF) was studied from December 2004 until September …
L Candela, S Fabregat, A Josa, J Suriol… - Science of the total …, 2007 - Elsevier
Starting in July 2000, treated wastewater of urban origin has been used for the “Serres de Pals” golf course irrigation (Girona, Spain). To evaluate if the soil and the aquifer underneath …
MC Erickson, YR Ortega - Journal of food protection, 2006 - Elsevier
Protozoan parasites can survive under ambient and refrigerated storage conditions when associated with a range of substrates. Consequently, various treatments have been used to …
In wastewater systems in Kampala, Uganda, microbial contamination has increased over the past two decades. Those people who live or work along the Nakivubo channel and wetland …