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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, ...
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Boron removal with microcosm constructed wetlands (MCWs) with Carex divisa for treating contaminated river water
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are capable of removing pollutants from the water environment; therefore, they are used for treating domestic, industrial, municipal, and mine drainage wastewater. In this study, we ...
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Boron (B) removal and bioelectricity captured from irrigation water using engineered duckweed-microbial fuel cell: effect of plant species and vegetation structure
Boron (B) in the irrigation water can be hazardous to human beings and other aquatic or terrestrial organisms when B concentration exceeds a certain level. More importantly, B removal from irrigation water is ...
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Cost-effectiveness of boron (B) removal from irrigation water: an economic water treatment model (EWTM) for farmers to prevent boron toxicity
Protection of water sources which are used for irrigation has raised great interest in the last years among the environmental strategists due to potential water scarcity worldwide. Excessive boron (B) in irrig...
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Effect of vegetation type on treatment performance and bioelectric production of constructed wetland modules combined with microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) treating synthetic wastewater
An operation of microcosm-constructed wetland modules combined with microbial fuel cell device (CW-MFC) was assessed for wastewater treatment and bioelectric generation. One of the crucial aims of the present ...
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Evaluation of an innovative approach based on prototype engineered wetland to control and manage boron (B) mine effluent pollution
A major environmental problem associated with boron (B) mining in many parts of the world is B pollution, which can become a point source of B mine effluent pollution to aquatic habitats. In this study, a cost...