Treatment of domestic wastewater and production of commercial flowers in vertical and horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands

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作者
Zurita, F. [1 ]
De Anda, J. [2 ]
Belmont, M. A. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Guadalajara, Ctr Univ Cienega, Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico
[2] Ctr Invest & Asistencia Tecnol & Diseno Estado Ja, Guadalajara 44270, Jalisco, Mexico
[3] Toronto Publ Hlth, Environm Protect Off, Toronto, ON M5B 1W2, Canada
关键词
Developing countries; Treatment wetlands; Constructed wetlands; Horizontal flow; Vertical flow; Subsurface flow; Ornamental plants; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE SURFACTANTS; ZANTEDESCHIA-AETHIOPICA; ORNAMENTAL PLANTS; REMOVAL; NITROGEN; BACTERIA; PERFORMANCE; MODEL; ADAPTATIONS; SYSTEMS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.12.026
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
In developing countries, the use of non-conventional plant species as emergent plants in Constructed wetlands may add economic benefits besides treating wastewater. In this work. the use of four commercial-valuable ornamental species (Zantedeschia aethiopica. Strelitzia reginae, Anturium andreanum and Agapanthus africanus) was investigated in two types of subsurface wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment. Several water quality parameters were evaluated at the inlet and outlets of a pilot-scale system. Physical measurements were used to evaluate and compare the development of the ornamental plants under two patterns of flow in subsurface wetlands. The results for pollutant removal were significantly higher in the vertical subsurface-flow constructed wetlands (VFCW) for most Pollutants. The average removals were more than 80% for BOD and COD 50.6% for Org-N; 72.2% for NH4+, 50% for Total-P and 96.9% for TC. Only two pollutants were removed in statistically higher percentages in the horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands (HFCW) (NO3-, 47.7% and TSS, 82%). The pollutant removal efficiencies were similar to the results obtained in many studies with conventional macrophytes. Most ornamental plants survived the 12-month period of experimentation and their development depended on the type of constructed wetland they were planted. Z. aethiopica looked healthier and produced around 60 flowers in the HFCW The other three species developed better in the VFCW, although A. andreanum died during the winter. S. reginae produced healthier flowers (and more) and bigger leaves and A. Agapanthus produced more leaves and more lasting flowers. This suggests that it is possible to produce commercial flowers in constructed wetlands without reducing the efficiency of the treatment system. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:9
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