Anaerobic digesters as a pretreatment for constructed wetlands

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-67

  Alvarez J A ^a   Ruiz I ^a   Soto, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digesters; Clogging; Constructed wetlands; Municipal wastewater

Indexed keywords

SEPTIC TANKS; SUBSTRATES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WETLANDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SEPTIC TANKS; SUBSTRATES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 43049111795     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. Álvarez J.A., Zapico C.A., Gómez M., Presas J., and Soto M. Anaerobic hydrolysis of a municipal wastewater in a pilot-scale digester. Water Sci. Technol. 47 12 (2003) 223-230
2. Álvarez J.A., Armstrong E., Gómez M., Presas J., and Soto M. Performance of an UASB-Digester system treating domestic wastewater. Environ. Technol. 25 (2004) 1189-1199
3. Álvarez, J.A., 2004. Tratamiento anaerobio de aguas residuales urbanas en planta piloto. PhD Thesis. Department of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering I, University of A Coruña, Spain.
4. Álvarez J.A., Ruíz I., Gómez M., Presas J., and Soto M. Start-up alternatives and performance of an UASB pilot plant treating diluted municipal wastewater at low temperature. Bioresour. Technol. 97 (2006) 1640-1649
5. Álvarez, J.A., Armstrong, E., Gómez, M., Soto M., 2007. Anaerobic treatment of low-strength municipal wastewater by a two-stage piloto plant under psychrophilic conditions. Biores. Technol., doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2008.01.013, in press.
6. Álvarez, J.A., Ruíz, I., Soto, M. Anaerobic treatment of municipal wastewater: a review.
7. Badkoubi A., Ganjidoust H., Ghaderi A., and Rajabi A. Performance of a subsurface constructed wetland in Iran. Water Sci. Technol. 38 1 (1998) 345-350
8. Barros P., and Soto M. Anaerobic systems for domestic wastewater treatment in rural areas. Proceedings of the International Conference on "Small Wastewater Technologies and Mangement for the Mediterranean Area". Seville, Spain, March 20-22 (2002)
9. Barros P., and Soto M. Depuración natural avanzada en núcleos rurais. Procceedings of the II Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Civil, Territorio y Medio Ambiente, 1611-1622. Santiago de Compostela, Spain, September 22-24 (2004)
10. Barros P., Ruíz I., and Soto M. Performance of an anaerobic digester-wetland system for a small community. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Wetlands Systems for Water Pollution Control. Lisboa, Portugal, September 23-29 (2006)
11. Batchelor A., and Loots P. A critical evaluation of a pilot scale subsurface flow wetland: 10 years after commissioning. Water Sci. Technol. 35 (1997) 337-343
12. Brix H., and Arias C.A. The use of vertical flow constructed wetlands for on-site treatment of domestic wastewater: new Danish guidelines. Ecol. Eng. 25 (2005) 491-500
13. Caselles-Osorio A., and García J. Performance of experimental horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands fed with dissolved or particulate organic matter. Water Res. 40 (2006) 3603-3611
14. Caselles-Osorio A., and Garcia J. Effect of physico-chemical pretreatment on the removal efficiency of horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands. Environ. Pollut. 146 (2007) 55-63
15. Caselles-Osorio A., Puigagut J., Segu E., Vaello N., Granes F., Garcia D., and Garcia J. Solids accumulation in six full-scale subsurface flow constructed wetlands. Water Res. 41 6 (2007) 1388-1398
16. Chazarenc F., and Merlin G. Influence of surface layer on hydrology and biology of gravel bed vertical flow constructed wetlands. Water Sci. Technol. 51 9 (2005) 91-97
17. Da Motta Marques D.M.L., Leite G.R., and Giovannini S.G.T. Performance of two macrophyte species in experimental wetlands receiving variable loads of anaerobically treated municipal wastewater. Water Sci. Technol. 44 11-12 (2001) 311-316
18. Dahab M.F., and Surampalli R.Y. Subsurface-flow constructed wetlands treatment in the plains: five years of experience. Water Sci. Technol. 44 11 (2001) 375-380
19. El-Hamouri B., Nazih J., and Lahjouj J. Subsurface-horizontal flow constructed wetland for sewage treatment under Moroccan climate conditions. Desalination 215 (2007) 153-158
20. El-Khateeb M.A., and El-Gohary F.A. Combining UASB technology and constructed wetland for domestic wastewater reclamation and reuse. Water Sci. Technol. 3 4 (2003) 201-208
21. Foresti E. Anaerobic treatment of domestic sewage: established technologies and perspectives. Water Sci. Technol. 45 10 (2002) 181-186
22. Foresti E., Zaiat M., and Vallero M. Anaerobic process as the core technology for sustainable domestic wastewater treatment: consolidated applications, new trends, perspectives and challenges. Environ. Sci. Biotechnol. 5 (2006) 3-19
23. Gonçalves R.F., Charlier A.C., and Sammut F. Primary fermentation of soluble and particulate organic matter for wastewater treatment. Water Sci. Technol. 30 6 (1994) 53-62
24. Gómez Cerezo R., Suárez M.L., and Vidal-Abarca M.R. The performance of a multi-stage system of constructed wetlands for urban wastewater treatment in a semiarid region of SE Spain. Ecol. Eng. 16 (2001) 501-517
25. Green M., Shaul N., Beliavski M., Sabbah I., Ghattas B., and Tarre S. Minimizing land requirement and evaporation in small wastewater treatment systems. Ecol. Eng. 26 (2006) 266-271
26. Gujer W., and Zehnder A.J. Conversion processes in anaerobic digestion. Water Sci. Technol. 15 (1983) 127
27. Henze H., Harremoes P., Jansens J., and Arvin E. Wastewater Treatment (1995), Springer-Verlag, New York
28. Hoffmann H., Platzer C., Heppeler D., Barjenbrunch M., Tränckner J., and Belli P. Combination of anaerobic treatment and nutrient removal of wastewater in Brazil. Proceedings of the 3rd Water World Congress. April, Melbourne, Australia, April 9-12 (2002)
29. Kadlec, R.H., Knight, R.L., Vymazal, J., Brix, H., Cooper, P., Haberl, R., 2000. Constructed Wetlands for Pollution Control: Processes, Performance, Design and Operation, IWA Specialist Group on Use of Macrophytes in Water Pollution Control, Scientific and Technical Report 8, IWA Publishing, London, U.K.
30. Kadlec R.H., and Knight R.L. Treatment Wetlands (1996), Lewis Publ. USA, Boca Raton, FL
31. Kaseva M.E. Performance of a sub-surface flow constructed wetland in polish pre-treated wastewater-a tropical case study. Water Res. 38 (2004) 681-687
32. Kivaisi A.K. The potential for constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment and reuse in developing countries: a review. Ecol. Eng. 16 (2001) 545-560
33. Langergraber G., Haberl R., Laber J., and Pressi A. Evaluation of substrate clogging processes in vertical flow constructed wetlands. Water Sci. Technol. 48 5 (2003) 25-34
34. Lens P., Zeeman G., and Lettinga G. Decentralised Sanitation and Reuse: Concepts, Systems and Implementation (2001), IWA Publishing, London, UK
35. Lettinga G., de Man A., Van der Last A.R.M., Wiegant W., Van Knippenberg K., Frijns J., and Van Buuren J.C.L. Anaerobic treatment of domestic sewage and wastewater. Water Sci. Technol. 27 9 (1993) 67-73
36. Lettinga G. Digestion and degradation, air for life. Water Sci. Technol. 44 8 (2001) 157-176
37. Ligero P., Vega A., and Soto M. Pre-treatment of urban wastewaters in a hydrolytic up flow digester. Water SA 27 3 (2001) 1-6
38. Ligero P., Vega A., and Soto M. Influence of HRT (hydraulic retention time) and SRT (solid retention time) on the hydrolytic pre-treatment of urban wastewater. Water Sci. Technol. 44 4 (2001) 7-14
39. Masi F., Martinuzzi N., Bresciani R., Giovannelli L., and Conte G. Tolerance to hydraulic and organic load fluctuations in constructed wetlands. Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Wetlands Systems for Water Pollution Control. Lisboa, Portugal, September 23-29 (2006)
40. Mbuligwe S.E. Comparative effectiveness of engineered wetland systems in the treatment of anaerobically pre-treated domestic wastewater. Ecol. Eng. 23 (2004) 269-284
41. Metcalf & Eddy. 2003. Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse. fourth ed. McGraw-Hill, Boston, USA.
42. Neralla S., Weaver R.W., Lesikar B.J., and Persyn R.A. Improvement of domestic wastewater quality by subsurface flow constructed wetlands. Bioresour. Technol. 75 (2000) 19-25
43. Philippi L.R., Da Costa R.H.R., and Sezerino P.H. Domestic effluent treatment through integrated system of septic tank and root zone. Water Sci. Technol. 40 (1999) 125-131
44. Puigagut J., Villaseñor J., Salas J.J., Bécares E., and Garcia J. Subsurface-flow constructed wetlands in Spain for the sanitation of small communities: a comparative study. Ecol. Eng. 30 (2007) 312-319
45. Rousseau D.P.L., Vanrolleghem P.A., and Pauw N.D. Constructed wetlands in Flanders: a performance analysis. Ecol. Eng. 23 (2004) 151-163
46. Rousseau D.P.L., Vanrolleghem P.A., and Pauw N.D. Model-based design of horizontal subsurface flow constructed treatment wetlands: a review. Water Res. 38 (2004) 1484-1493
47. Ruíz I., Soto M., Veiga M.C., Ligero P., Vega A., and Blázquez R. Performance of and biomass characterization in a UASB reactor treating domestic wastewater at ambient temperature. Water SA 24 3 (1998) 215-221
48. Ruíz I., Álvarez J.A., Díaz M.A., Graña M., and Soto M. Municipal wastewater treatment in an anaerobic digester-constructed wetland system. Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Wetlands Systems for Water Pollution Control. Lisboa, Portugal, September 23-29 (2006)
49. Ruíz I., Blázquez R., and Soto M. Characteristics and anaerobic treatability of municipal and industrial estate wastewaters. Environ. Technol. 28 (2007) 1063-1072
50. Sousa J.T., Van Haandel A.C., and Guimaräes A.A. Post-treatment of anaerobic effluents in constructed wetland systems. Water Sci. Technol. 44 4 (2001) 213-219
51. Sousa J.T., Van Haandel A., Lima E.P.C., and Guimaräes A.V.A. Performance of constructed wetland systems treating anaerobic effluents. Water Sci. Technol. 48 6 (2003) 295-299
52. Sperling v.M. Comparison among the most frequently used systems for wastewater treatment in developing countries. Water Sci. Technol. 33 3 (1996) 59-72
53. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 1995. 19th ed. American Public Health Association/American Water Works Association/Water Environment Federation, Washington, DC, USA.
54. USEPA, 2000. Constructed Wetland Treatment of Municipal Wastewaters. US.EPA 625/R99/010, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
55. Van Haandel A., Kato M.T., Cavalcanti P.F.F., and Florencio L. Anaerobic design concepts for the treatment of domestic wastewater. Environ. Sci. Biotechnol. 5 (2006) 21-38
56. Vymazal J., Brix H., Cooper P.F., Green M.B., and Haberl R. Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Europe (1998), Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands
57. Vymazal J. The use of sub-surface constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in the Czech Republic: 10 years experience. Ecol. Eng. 18 (2002) 633-646
58. Vymazal J. Horizontal sub-surface flow and hybrid constructed wetlands systems for wastewater treatment. Ecol. Eng. 25 (2005) 478-490
59. Wang, K., 1994. Integrated anaerobic and aerobic treatment of sewage. Ph.D. Thesis. Department of Biotechnology, University of Wageningen, The Netherlands.
60. Winter K.J., and Goetz D. The impact of sewage composition on the soil clogging phenomena of vertical flow constructed wetlands. Water Sci. Technol. 48 5 (2003) 9-14
61. Zeeman G., and Lettinga G. The role of anaerobic digestion of domestic sewage in closing the water and nutrient cycle at community level. Water Sci. Technol. 39 5 (1999) 187-194
62. Zhao Y.Q., Sun G., and Allen S.J. Anti-sized reed bed system for animal wastewater treatment: a comparative study. Water Res. 38 (2004) 2907-2917