Operating experience with constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Tappi Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6526162

Knight, R ^[1]

---

1. CH2M Hill, Gainesville, FL (United States)

Constructed wetlands are treating a variety of municipal, industrial, and runoff wastewaters. The growing interest in this technology is based on 20 years of research demonstrating the beneficial effects of wetlands on water quality, particularly their ability to assimilate carbonaceous and nitrogenous wastes. Constructed wetlands are an attractive option for applications where a land-intensive, natural' treatment technology is desired and where ancillary wildlife benefits will enhance a project's overall environmental balance sheet. This paper summarizes design and operating experience from constructed wetlands representing a variety of applications, including pilot systems in place at several US pulp mills.

• OSTI ID: 6526162
• Journal Information: Tappi Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Tappi Journal; (United States) Vol. 76:1; ISSN TAJODT; ISSN 0734-1415
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320305 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INDUSTRY
LIQUID WASTES
MASS TRANSFER
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OPERATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PAPER INDUSTRY
PERFORMANCE
PILOT PLANTS
RUNOFF
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER TREATMENT
WETLANDS
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY