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Wastewater Treatment u
using
sing Horizontal
Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland
ABSTRACT 1. INTRODUCTION
Conventional wastewater treatment systems Efficient wastewater treatment is critical for the
comprising of energy intensive and mechanized world. There is unprecedented environmental pressure
treatment components require heavy investment and being exerted on the environment by the rapidly
entail high operating costs. Constructed wetlands are expanding population. This growing population
accepted as a reliable wastewater treatment requires adequate clean groundwater to drink. The
technology and represent
sent an appropriate solution for environment demands relatively unpolluted surface
the treatment of many wastewater types. water in streams and lakes to maintain the flora and
fauna that humans have come to rely upon for food
A constructed wetland is a shallow basin filled with and recreation. Moeller estimates that 80% of the total
some sort of substrate, usually soil or gravel, and disease burden in developing countries comes from
planted with vegetation tolerant of saturated waterborne illness. .Diarrhea still claims an estimated
conditions 2,000,000 children a year. ("Moeller, 2005). China
reports that 300,000,000
0,000,000 of its citizens lack safe
The role of constructed wetlands as environmental
drinking water (Kurtenbach, 2005). In the USA, 95%
barrier and as a psychological separation is especially
of the population in rural areas receives its. Drinking
important for indirect potable reuse, when combined
water from groundwater-recharged
recharged wells (US
with other appropriate barriers. In addition to
Environmental Protection Agency, 1998). Water
wastewater treatment, wetlands provide additional
purification is the ultimate
mate technique to ensure safe
benefits, including environmental enhancement,
drinking water.
habitat for plants and animals and passive recreational
opportunities for the community. The studied Wastewater contains a number of pollutants and
constructed wetland reduced concentrations of contaminants, including plant nutrients (nitrogen,
contaminants present in the wastewater. phosphorus, and potassium), pathogenic
microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, protozoa), heavy
In this project, constructed
nstructed wetland using horizontal
metals (e.g. cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury,
subsurface flow is studied. Wastewater is treated in
nickel, lead and zinc), organic pollutants (e.g.
constructed wetland planted with aquatic plant
polychlorinated biphenyls, polyaromatic
Typhalatifolia. Initially wastewater is supplied to the
hydrocarbons, pesticides); and biodegradable organics
wetland through inlet chamber. Treatment
(BOD, COD) and micro-pollutants
pollutants (e.g. medicines,
performance of a constructed cted wetland (CW)
cosmetics, cleaning agents). All of these can cause
commissioned in a developing country was evaluated
health and environmental problems and can have
for removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand
economic/financial impacts (e.g. increased treatment
(COD).
costs to make water usable for certain purposes) when
improperly or untreated wastewater is released into
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that organic matter liable to biological degradation retention time of the wastewater in each compartment
was removed by the Constructed Wetland system. of the constructed wetland.
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