Water circularity is a challenge which must be met to guarantee the sustainability of this
resource. Woody biomass is another resource of interest for the bioeconomy, which has …

In times when environmental concerns are on the rise and the search of ways to reduce
waste generation and to create a circular economy is booming, Nature Based Solutions …

Nonconventional wastewater treatments, such as vegetation filters (VFs), are propitious
systems to attenuate contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in small municipalities. The …

The performance of a vegetation filter using a short-rotation coppice of poplars was
evaluated over a 3-year period in terms of pollutant removal capacity. The vegetation filter …

As non-conventional wastewater treatment, vegetation filters make the most of the natural
attenuation processes that occur in soil to remove contaminants, while providing several …

In wastewater treatment using Vegetation Filters (VFs), natural processes reduce
contaminants present in water although some of them can reach the environment. In this …

One of the non-conventional technologies of wastewater treatment applicable to small
communities is the land application system (LAS) or “filtros verdes”, as this technique is …

Abstract The Black Belt of Alabama is a region of the United States that has seen its
population decrease and poverty rise over the last century. The Black Belt was a thriving part …

Conventional water treatments when downsized to cover the demands of small and
scattered populations are costly and ineffective. In fact, many small towns cannot afford the …

La aplicación al suelo de las aguas residuales pretratadas aprovecha los procesos de
atenuación natural para depurar las aguas y, al mismo tiempo proporciona beneficios …