Phosphorus removal from domestic wastewater in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland after 8 years of operation–a case study

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 126-131

  Karczmarczyk, Agnieszka ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Domestic wastewater; On site wastewater treatment; Phosphorus removal; Subsurface flow constructed wetland

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULICS; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; SORPTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT; PHOSPHOROUS REMOVAL; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

WASTEWATER;

PHRAGMITES;

EID: 13844281801     PISSN: 16486897     EISSN: 18224199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16486897.2004.9636833     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Dzikiewicz, M., 1996. “ The use of macrophytes for wastewater treatment in rural areas of Poland–social aspects ”. 249–254. Recycling the resource, Transtec Publications.
2. Vymazal, J., Brix, H., Cooper, P. F., Haberl, R., Perfler, R., and Laber, J., 1998. “ Removal mechanisms and types of constructed wetlands ”. 17–66. Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in Europe, Backhuys Publishers.
3. Kalisz, L., and Salbut, J., 1996. “ The use of macrophytes for waste-water treatment in root zone systems ”. Results and recommendations. IOS Warszawa. (in Polish)
4. Biernacka, E., 1996. Obarska-Pempkowiak, H. Possibilities of using wetland to remove pollution. Research Journal of the Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Science WAU,:105–113. (in Polish)
5. Czyaeyk, F., and Soroko, M., 1997. “ Preliminary results of subsurface and surface flow constructed wetlands treatment efficiency. Ill Research-Technical conference in Swieradów Zdrój ”. 219–225. “Problems of wastewater treatment and water protection in Odra watershed”. (in Polish)
6. Mierzejewski, M., 1999. Wastewater treatment efficiency on reed beds with vertical subsurface flow. International Seminar “Plant systems for wastewater treatment–new investigations and achievements. 1999, Cedzyna k/Kielc. pp. 105–116. (in Polish)
7. Hiley, P. D., 1995. The reality of sewage treatment using wetlands. Wat Sei Tech, 32 (3):329–338.
8. Reed, S.C., Crites, R.W., and Middlebrooks, E.J., 1995. “ Natural systems for waste management and treatment ”. McGraw-Hill, Inc.
9. Ozimek, T., and Renman, G., 1995. Utilization of macrophytes in unconventional sewage treatment plants. Ecological News,:239–254. (in Polish)
10. Veenstra, S., 1998. “ The Netherlands ”. 289–313. Leiden:Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in Europe, Backhuys Publishers.
11. Lantzke, I. R., Mitchell, D. S., Heritage, A. D., and Sharma, K. P., 1999. A model of factors controlling orthophosphate removal in planted vertical flow wetlands. Ecological Engineering, 12:93–105.
12. Obarska-Pempkowiak, H., 1999. Treatment of wastewater and sludge using macrophytes. International Seminar “Plant systems for wastewater treatment–new investigations and achievements. 1999, Cedzyna k/Kielc. pp. 5–14. (in Polish)
13. Luederitz, V., Eckert, E., Lange-Weber, M., Lange, A., and Gersberg, R. M., 2001. Nutrient removal efficiency and resource economics of vertical flow and horizontal flow constructed wetlands. Ecological Engineering, 18:157–171.
14. Cheung, K. C., and Venkitachalam, T. H., 2000. Improving phosphate removal of sand infiltration system by using alkaline fly ash. Chemosphere, 41:243–249.
15. Arias, C. A., Del Bubba, M., and Brix, H., 2001. Phosphorus removal by sands for use as media in subsurface flow constructed reed beds. Water Resources, 35 (5):1159–1168.
16. Lee, S. H., Vigneswaran, S., and Moon, H., 1997. Adsorption of phosphorus in saturated slag media columns. Separation and Purification Technology, 12:109–118.
17. Drizo, A., Comeau, Y., Forget, Ch., and Chapuis, R. P., 2002. Phosphorus saturation potential:a parameter for estimating the longevity of constructed wetland systems. Environmental Science and Technology, 36 (21):4642–4648.
18. Jaguś, A., 2002. Removal of phosphorus compounds in the initial period of exploitation of the reed sewage treatment plant. Water, Environment, Rural Areas, 2:237–245. 1(4) (in Polish)
19. Vymazal, J., 2002. The use of sub-surface constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in the Czech Republic:10 years experience. Ecological Engineering, 18:633–646.
20. Cooper, P. F., and Green, B., 1995. Reed bed treatment systems for sewage treatment in the United Kingdom–the first 10 years’ experience. Wat Sei Tech, 32 (3):317–327.
21. Ciupa, R., The experience in the operation of constructed wetlands in North-Eastern Poland. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control. Vol 2, pp. IX6.1–IX6.8. Vienna:IAWQ.
22. Soroko, M., 2001. The efficiency of organic matter and biogens removal in few constructed wetlands. Water, Environment, Rural Areas, 1:173–186. 1(1)(in Polish)
23. Richardson, C. J., 1985. Mechanisms controlling phosphorus retention capacity in freshwater wetlands. Science, 228:1424–1427.
24. Mæhlum, T., and Jenssen, P. D., 1998. “ Norway ”. In Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in Europe, 207–216. Leiden:Backhuys Publishers.
25. Drizo, A., Frost, C. A., Grace, J., and Smith, K. A., 1999. Physico-chemical screening of phosphate-removing substrates for use in constructed wetland systems. Wat Res, 33 (17):3595–3602.
26. Johansson, L., 1997. The use of LECA for the removal of phosphorus from wastewater. Wat Sei Tech, 35 (5):87–93.
27. Zhu, T., Jenssen, P. D., Mehlum, T., and Krogstad, T., 1997. Phosphorus Sorption and chemical characteristics of lightweight aggregates (LWA)–potential filter media in treatment wetlands. Wat Sei Tech, 35 (5):103–108.
28. Pant, H. K., Reddy, K. R., and Lemon, E., 2001. Phosphorus retention capacity of root bed media of sub-surface flow constructed wetlands. Ecological Engineering, 17:345–355.
29. Brogowski, Z., and Gworek, B., 1996. Development of new natural sorbent for phosphorus removal from wastewater. Wiadomości Melioracyjne i Lakarskie,:162–163. (in Polish)
30. Johansson, L., 1998. “ Phosphorus sorption to filter substrates–potential benefits for on-site wastewater treatment ”. KTH Sweden. Dissertation
31. Sakadevan, K., and Bavor, H. J., 1998. Phosphate adsorption characteristics of soils, slags and zeolite to be used as substrates in constructed wetland systems. Water Res, 32 (2):393–399.
32. Brooks, A. S., Rozenwald, M. N., Geohring, L. D., Lion, L. W., and Steenhuis, T. S., 2000. Phosphorus removal by wollastonite - a constructed wetland substrate. Ecological Engineering, 15:121–132.
33. Kulik-Kuziemska, I., 1995. Biological aspects of plant-soil waste-water treatment systems. International conference “Constructed Wetlands”. 1995, Gdańsk. pp. 79–83. (in Polish)
34. Kajak, Z., 1976. “ Eutrophication of lakes ”. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. (in Polish)
35. Obarska-Pempkowiak, H., and Gajewska, M., 1998. Supply and consumption of oxygen in constructed wetlands. Wiadomości Melioracyjne i Lakarskie,:134–139. (in Polish)
36. Billore, S. K., Singh, N., Sharma, J. K., Dass, P., and Nelson, R. M., 1999. Horizontal subsurface flow gravel bed constructed wetland with Phragmites karka in central India. Wat Sei Tech, 40 (3):163–171.