Natural and Constructed Wetlands
Nutrients, heavy metals and energy cycling, and flow
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Wetland areas are one of the most precious ecosystem because they contain rare ecological assets. The total area of wetlands of Turkey is 9.861 km2 and wetlands cover 1.2% of total area of Turkey. Unfortunately, ...
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have been used for wastewater treatment since the 1960s. Constructed wetlands are engineered systems that have been designed and constructed to utilize natural processes involving wetland soils, vegetation, a...
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Chloroform is a volatile organic contaminate widely detected in groundwater, surface water and wastewater effluent, thus its fate in the natural treatment systems is of great importance to the environment and ...
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The objective of this study was to evaluate nitrogen and phosphorus compartmentalization in the aboveground biomass of Phragmites australis and its seasonality. The study was carried out at four sites in the litt...
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have been used for wastewater treatment since the 1960s. Constructed wetlands are engineered systems that have been designed and constructed to utilize natural processes involving wetland soils, vegetation,...
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Chlorinated benzenes (CBs) are common pollutants in groundwater due to their broad usage in industry and agriculture. Remediation of CBs from contaminated groundwater is of great importance. Biodegradation has...
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Decomposition of Phragmites australis in relation to water depth was studied in the littoral reed stands of two fishponds near Prague during 2014. In both fishponds, three sites were selected along the water dept...
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Constructed wetlands (CWs) have been used in the Czech Republic since 1989. At present, about 250 systems are in operation. All systems have been designed with horizontal subsurface flow and most CWs have been...
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Phragmites australis and Phalaris arundinacea are two most commonly used plants in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in the Czech Republic. This chapter deals with development of biomass,...
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Constructed wetlands are commonly used for treatment of municipal sewage. The treatment is usually aimed at removal of organics, suspended solids, nutrients and microbial pollution. The information on removal ...