Key design factors affecting microbial community composition and pathogenic organism removal in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 481, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-89

  Morató, Jordi ^a   Codony, Francesc ^a   Sánchez, Olga ^b   Pérez, Leonardo Martín ^a,c   García, Joan ^a   Mas, Jordi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Universidad Nacional de Rosario   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Design factors; Gravel biofilm examination; Horizontal subsurface flow; Municipal wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESES (DGGE); DESIGN FACTORS; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; TOTAL BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DESIGN; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAVEL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

WATER POLLUTION;

RNA 16S; WATER;

BIOFILM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; EFFLUENT; GRAVEL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

16S RRNA GENE; ACIDOBACTERIA; AEROMONAS; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BACTEROIDETES; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DEFERRIBACTERES; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL ENTEROCOCCUS; FIRMICUTES; GRAVEL BIOFILM; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL REMOVAL; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NITROSOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; ROCK; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SYNERGISTETES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER DEPTH;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DESIGN FACTORS; GRAVEL BIOFILM EXAMINATION; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; PHYLOGENY; SPAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WETLANDS;

EID: 84896888934     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.068     Document Type: Article

References (63)

1. AGHTM Biofilm Group Standard method to evaluate aquatic biofilms. Biofilm in the aquatic environment 1999, 210-219. Royal Society of Chemistry, London. C.W. Keevil (Ed.).
2. Altschul S.F., Madden T.L., Schäffer A.A., Zhang J., Zhang Z., Miller W., et al. Gapped BLAST and PSI-BLAST: a new generation of protein database search programs. Nucl Acids Res 1997, 25:3389-3402.
3. APHA.American Public Health Association Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater 1995, [Washington DC]. 19th ed.
4. Arias C.A., Cabello A., Brix H., Johansen N.H. Removal of indicator bacteria from municipal wastewater in an experimental two stage vertical flow constructed wetland system. Water Sci Technol 2003, 48:35-41.
5. Armstrong W., Armstrong J., Beckett P.M. Measurement and modelling of oxygen release from roots of Phragmites australis. The use of constructed wetlands in water pollution control 1990, 41-51. Pergamon Press, Oxford. P.F. Cooper, B.C. Findlater (Eds.).
6. Asano T., Levine D. Wastewater reclamation, recycling and reuse: an introduction. Wastewater reclamation and reuse 1998, 1-56. Technomic Publishing, Lancaster. T. Asano (Ed.).
7. Axelrood P.E., Clarke A.M., Radley R., Zemcov S.J.V. Douglas-fir root-associated microorganisms with inhibitory activity towards fungal plant pathogens and human bacterial pathogens. Can J Microbiol 1996, 42:690-700.
8. Block J.C. Biofilms in water distribution systems. Biofilms-science and technology 1992, 469-485. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. L.F. Melo, T.R. Bott, M. Fletcher, B. Capdeville (Eds.).
9. Block J.C., Haudidier K., Paquin J.L., Miazga J., Le'vi Y. Biofilm accumulation in drinking water distribution systems. Biofouling 1993, 6:333-343.
10. Brix H. Do macrophytes play a role in constructed treatment wetlands?. Water Sci Technol 1997, 35:11-17.
11. Burger G., Weise G. Untersuchungen zum einflux limnischer makrophyten auf die absterbegeschwindigkeit von Escherichia coli im wasser. Acta Hydrochim Hydrobiol 1984, 12:301-309.
12. Coleman J., Hench K., Garbutt K., Sexstone A., Bissonnette G., Skousen J. Treatment of domestic wastewater by three plant species in constructed wetlands. Water Air Soil Pollut 2001, 128:283-295.
13. Cooper P.F., Job G.D., Green M.B., Shutes R.B.E. Reed beds and constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment 1996, 206. WRc, Swindon.
14. Daims H., Purkhold U., Bjerrum L., Arnold E., Wilderer P.A., Wagner M. Nitrification in sequencing biofilm batch reactors: lessons from molecular approaches. Water Sci Technol 2001, 43:9-18.
15. Decamp O., Warren A. Bacterivory in ciliates isolated from constructed wetlands (reed beds) used for wastewater treatment. Water Res 1998, 32:1989-1996.
16. Decamp O., Warren A. Investigation of E. coli removal in various designs of subsurface flow wetlands used for wastewater treatment. Ecol Eng 2000, 14:293-299.
17. Decamp O., Warren A., Sánchez R. The role of ciliated protozoa in subsurface flow wetlands and their potential as bioindicators. Water Sci Technol 1999, 40:91-97.
18. Fahrbach M., Kuever J., Meinke R., Kämpfer P., Hollender J. Denitratisoma oestradiolicum gen. nov. sp. nov., a 17β-oestradiol-degrading, denitrifying betaproteobacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006, 56:1547-1552.
19. Friedrich U., Van Langenhove H., Altendorf K., Lipski A. Microbial community and physicochemical analysis of an industrial waste gas biofilter and design of 16S rRNA-targeting oligonucleotide probes. Environ Microbiol 2003, 5:183-201.
20. García J., Vivar J., Aromir M., Mujeriego R. Role of hydraulic retention time and granular medium in microbial removal in tertiary treatment reed beds. Water Res 2003, 37:2645-2653.
21. García J., Aguirre P., Mujeriego R., Huang Y., Ortiz L., Bayona J.M. Initial contaminant removal performance factors in horizontal flow reed beds used for treating urban wastewater. Water Res 2004, 38:1669-1678.
22. García J., Aguirre P., Barragán J., Mujeriego R., Matamoros V., Bayona J.M. Effect of key design parameters on the efficiency of horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands. Ecol Eng 2005, 25:405-418.
23. Gersberg R.M., Brenner R., Lyon S.F., Elkins B.V. Survival of bacteria and viruses in municipal wastewaters applied to artificial wetlands. Aquatic plants for water treatment and resource recovery 1987, 237-245. Magnolia Publishing Inc., Orlando. K.R. Reddy, W.H. Smith (Eds.).
24. Gersberg R.M., Lyon S.R., Brenner R., Elkins B.V. Fate of viruses in artificial wetlands. Appl Environ Microbiol 1987, 53:731-736.
25. Gersberg R.M., Gearhart R.A., Yves M. Pathogen removal in constructed wetlands. Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment; municipal, industrial and agricultural 1989, 231-446. Lewis Publisher, Chelsea. D.A. Hammer (Ed.).
26. Gersberg R.M., Lyon S.R., Brenner R., Elkins B.V. Integrated wastewater treatment using artificial wetlands: a gravel marsh case study. Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment; municipal, industrial and agricultural 1989, 145-152. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea. D.A. Hammer (Ed.).
27. Hiley P.D. Wetlands treatment revival in Yorkshire. Constructed wetlands in water pollution control 1990, 279-288. Pergamon Press, Oxford. P.F. Cooper, B.C. Findlater (Eds.).
28. Hiley P.D. The reality of sewage treatment using wetlands. Water Sci Technol 1995, 32:329-338.
29. Ibekwe A.M., Grieve C.M., Lyon S.R. Characterization of microbial communities and composition in constructed dairy wetland wastewater effluent. Appl Environ Microbiol 2003, 69:5060-5069.
30. Juretschko S., Loy A., Lehner A., Wagner M. The microbial community composition of a nitrifying-denitrifying activated sludge from an industrial sewage treatment plant analyzed by the full-cycle rRNA approach. Syst Appl Microbiol 2002, 25:84-99.
31. Kadlec R.H., Knight R.L. Treatment wetlands 1996, CRC Press, Florida. 1st ed.
32. Kickuth R., Kaitzis G. Mikrobizid wirksame aromaten aus Scirpus lacustris L. Umweltschutz 1975, 134-135.
33. Kreader C.A. Relief of amplification inhibition in PCR with bovine serum albumin or T4 gene 32 protein. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996, 62:1102-1106.
34. LeChevallier M.W., McFeters G. Interactions between heterotrophic plate count bacteria and coliform organisms. Appl Environ Microbiol 1985, 49:1338-1341.
35. LeChevallier M.W., Cawthon C.D., Lee R.G. Factors promoting survival of bacteria in chlorinated water supplies. Appl Environ Microbiol 1988, 54:649-654.
36. LeChevallier M.W., Welch N.J., Smith D.B. Full-scale studies of factors related to coliform regrowth in drinking water. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996, 62:2201-2211.
37. Ludwig W., Bauer S.H., Bauer M., Held I., Kirchhof G., Schulze R., et al. Detection and in situ identification of representatives of a widely distributed new bacterial phylum. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1997, 153:181-190.
38. Massana R., Murray A.E., Preston C.M., Delong E.F. Vertical distribution and phylogenetic characterization of marine planktonic Archaea in the Santa Barbara Channel. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997, 63:50-56.
39. Mochimaru H., Yoshioka H., Tamaki H., Nakamura K., Kaneko N., Sakata S., et al. Microbial diversity and methanogenic potential in a high temperature gas field in Japan. Extremophiles 2007, 11:453-461.
40. Morales A., Garland J.L., Lim D.V. Survival of potentially pathogenic human-associated bacteria in the rhizosphere of hydroponically grown wheat. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 1996, 20:155-162.
41. Morató J., Codony F., Mas J. Utilisation of a packed-bed biofilm reactor for the determination of the potential of biofilm accumulation in water systems. Biofouling 2005, 21:151-160.
42. Muyzer G., Brinkhoff T., Nübel U., Santegoeds C., Schäfer H., Wawer C. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) in microbial ecology. Molecular microbial ecology manual 1988, 1-27. Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. A.D.L. Akkermans, J.D. van Elsas, F.J. Brujin (Eds.).
43. Ottová V., Balcarová J., Vymazal J. Microbial characteristics of constructed wetlands. Water Sci Technol 1997, 35:117-123.
44. Platen H., Temmes A., Schink B. Anaerobic degradation of acetone by Desulfococcus biacutus, spec. nov. Arch Microbiol 1990, 154:355-361.
45. Polprasert C., Hoang H. Kinetics of bacteria and bacteriophages in anaerobic filters. J Water Pollut Control Fed 1983, 55:385-391.
46. Pundsack J., Axler R., Hicks R., Henneck J., Nordmann D., McCarthy B. Seasonal pathogen removal by alternative on-site wastewater treatment systems. Water Environ Res 2001, 73:204-212.
47. Reasoner D.J., Blannon J.C., Geldreich E.E., Barnick J. Nonphotosynthetic pigmented bacteria in a potable water treatment and distribution system. Appl Environ Microbiol 1989, 55:912-921.
48. Rivera F., Warren A., Ramírez E., Decamp O., Bonilla P., Gallegos E., et al. Removal of pathogens from wastewaters by the root zone method (RZM). Water Sci Technol 1995, 32:211-218.
49. Sánchez O., Gasol J.M., Massana R., Mas J., Pedrós-Alió C. Comparison of different denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis primer sets for the study of marine bacterioplankton communities. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007, 73:5962-5967.
50. Seidel K. Macrophytes and water purification. Biological control of water pollution 1976, 109-121. Pennsylvania University Press, Pennsylvania.
51. Spieck E., Hartwig C., McCormack I., Maixner F., Wagner M., Lipski A., et al. Selective enrichment and molecular characterization of a previously uncultured Nitrospira-like bacterium from activated sludge. Environ Microbiol 2006, 8:405-415.
52. Stein O.R., Hook P.B. Temperature, plants, and oxygen: how does season affect constructed wetland performance?. Constructed and riverine wetlands for optimal control of wastewater at catchment scale 2003, 37-43. Publicationes Instituti Geographici Universitatis Tartuensis, Tartu. T. Mander, C. Vohla, A. Poom (Eds.).
53. Takai K., Kobayashi H., Nealson K.H., Horikoshi K. Deferribacter desulfuricans sp. nov., a novel sulfur-, nitrate- and arsenate-reducing thermophile isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003, 53:839-846.
54. Tanaka Y., Hnada S., Manome A., Tsuchida T., Kurane R., Nakamura K., et al. Catellibacterium nectariphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., which requires a diffusible compound from a strain related to the genus Sphingomonas for vigorous growth. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004, 54:955-959.
55. Tanaka N., Jinadasa K.B.S.N., Werellagama D.R.I.B., Mowjood M.I.M., Ng W.J. Constructed tropical wetlands with integrated submergent-emergent plants for sustainable water quality management. J Environ Sci Health Part A 2006, 41:2221-2236.
56. Tunçsiper B. Removal of nutrient and bacteria in pilot-scale constructed wetlands. J Environ Sci Health Part A 2007, 42:1117-1124.
57. US EPA Constructed wetlands treatment of municipal wastewaters, EPA/625/R-99/010 2000, 165. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati.
58. Vacca G., Wand H., Nicolausz M., Kuschk P., Kästner M. Effect of plants and filter materials on bacteria removal in pilot-scale constructed wetlands. Water Res 2005, 39:1361-1373.
59. Van der Kooij D., Veenendaal H.R., Baars-Lorist C., van der Klift D.W., Drost Y.C. Biofilm formation on surfaces of glass and teflon exposed to treated water. Water Res 1995, 29:1655-1662.
60. Vymazal J. Removal mechanisms in constructed wetlands. The use of aquatic macrophytes for wastewater treatment in constructed wetlands, articles of the first international seminar 2003, 219-264. FundacSo Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa. V. Dias, J. Vymazal (Eds.).
61. Vymazal J. Removal of enteric bacteria in constructed treatment wetlands with emergent macrophytes: a review. J Environ Sci Health Part A 2005, 40:1355-1367.
62. Wang L., Peng J., Wang B., Cao R. Performance of a combined eco-system of ponds and constructed wetlands for wastewater reclamation and reuse. Water Sci Technol 2005, 51:315-323.
63. Williams J., Bahgat M., May E., Ford M., Butler J. Mineralisation and pathogen removal in gravel bed hydroponic constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. Water Sci Technol 1995, 32:49-58.