Sustainable management and successful application of constructed wetlands: a critical review

A Gorgoglione, V Torretta - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are affordable and reliable green technologies for the
treatment of various types of wastewater. Compared to conventional treatment systems, CWs …

Role of plants in a constructed wetland: current and new perspectives

O Shelef, A Gross, S Rachmilevitch - Water, 2013 - mdpi.com
The role of plants in the treatment of effluents by constructed wetland (CW) systems is under
debate. Here, we review ways in which plants can affect CW processes and suggest two …

Effects of plant species in a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland–phytoremediation of treated urban wastewater with Cyperus alternifolius L. and Typha …

C Leto, T Tuttolomondo, S La Bella, R Leone… - Ecological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Plant species carry out a series of important biological, chemical and physical processes
within a constructed wetland wastewater treatment system and make a significant …

Constructed wetlands for resource recovery in developing countries

T Avellán, P Gremillion - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands (CW) are effective in treating wastewater, particularly in settings that
require low technology and low maintenance as operational constraints. Biomass harvested …

Research focusing on plant performance in constructed wetlands and agronomic application of treated wastewater–A set of experimental studies in Sicily (Italy)

M Licata, MC Gennaro, T Tuttolomondo, C Leto… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Constructed wetlands are sustainable technologies for the treatment of wastewater. These
biological systems have been widely studied throughout the world for more than 30 years; …

Vegetation contribution on phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands

C Maucieri, M Salvato, M Borin - Ecological Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands have been proven as efficient natural-like technologies to treat
different wastewater types. However, phosphorus (P) removal with these systems is still a …

Investigation of pilot-scale constructed wetlands treating simulated pre-treated tannery wastewater under tropical climate

S Ramírez, G Torrealba, E Lameda-Cuicas… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Tannery wastewater is characterized by high and variable concentrations of diverse
pollutants, which makes it difficult and costly to treat. In the search for sustainable treatment …

Evapotranspiration from subsurface horizontal flow wetlands planted with Phragmites australis in sub-tropical Australia

TR Headley, L Davison, DO Huett, R Müller - Water research, 2012 - Elsevier
The balance between evapotranspiration (ET) loss and rainfall ingress in treatment wetlands
(TWs) can affect their suitability for certain applications. The aim of this paper was to …

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 …

The influence of evapotranspiration on vertical flow subsurface constructed wetland performance

A Białowiec, A Albuquerque, PF Randerson - Ecological Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents an example of the importance of evapotranspiration in constructed
wetlands, with vertical subsurface flow, comparing different methods of treatment efficiency …