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    Heavy Metals in Wetlands in Turkey

    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, ...

    Onur Can Türker, Jan Vymazal in Southern Iraq's Marshes (2021)

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    Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Regulation

    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...

    Jan Vymazal in The Wetland Book (2018)

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    Natural and Constructed Wetlands

    Nutrients, heavy metals and energy cycling, and flow

    Jan Vymazal (2016)

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    Transformation of Chloroform in Constructed Wetlands

    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 ...

    Yi Chen, Yue Wen, Qi Zhou, Jan Vymazal in Natural and Constructed Wetlands (2016)

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    Distribution of Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Phragmites australis Aboveground Biomass

    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...

    Tereza Dvořáková Březinová, Jan Vymazal in Natural and Constructed Wetlands (2016)

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    Living Reference Work Entry In depth

    Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Regulation

    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,...

    Jan Vymazal in The Wetland Book

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    Treatment of Chlorinated Benzenes in Different Pilot Scale Constructed Wetlands

    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...

    Zhongbing Chen, Jan Vymazal, Peter Kuschk in Natural and Constructed Wetlands (2016)

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    Decomposition of Phragmites australis in Relation to Depth of Flooding

    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...

    Jan Vymazal, Tereza Dvořáková Březinová in Natural and Constructed Wetlands (2016)

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    Constructed Wetlands in the Czech Republic: 20 Years of Experience

    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...

    Jan Vymazal in Water and Nutrient Management in Natural and Constructed Wetlands (2011)

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    Nutrient Accumulation by Phragmites australis and Phalaris arundinacea Growing in Two Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

    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,...

    Jan Vymazal, Lenka Kröpfelová in Water and Nutrient Management in Natural a… (2011)

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    Heavy metals in sediments from constructed wetlands treating municipal wastewater

    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 ...

    Jan Vymazal, Jaroslav Švehla, Lenka Kröpfelová, Jana Němcová in Biogeochemistry (2010)