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Title Evaluation of solid waste stratified mixtures as constructed wetland fillers under different operation modes
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Authors Mateus, DMR; Pinho, HJO
Title Evaluation of solid waste stratified mixtures as constructed wetland fillers under different operation modes
Year 2020
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Abstract Based on the strategy that all processes can and should be modified to contribute to a circular economy, this work evaluates the recovery of waste solids as filler material in Constructed Wetlands (CWs) used for wastewater treatment. Five sets of lab-scale CWs were assembled with mixtures of five waste solids and operated to evaluate the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nutrients from urban and industrial-types of wastewater. The adaptation and growth of the macrophyte Phragmites australis in the mixed-filler CWs was also monitored. Although all evaluated waste solids showed to be acceptable substrates for macrophyte development and wastewater treatment, CWs assembled with mixtures of limestone waste and coal slag showed the best plant growth indicators and wastewater treatment efficiencies. The CWs assembled with mixtures of limestone waste and clay brick fragments or cork granulates showed to be suitable alternatives. With exception for CWs filled with mixtures of limestone and snail shells, pollutant removal efficiencies up to 95%, 86% and 83% were obtained respectively for COD, total phosphorous and total nitrogen, depending on the type of wastewater and mode of operation. Removal efficiencies were not significantly affected by increased hydraulic rate. The CWs can be operated to a hydraulic loading rate of 0.056 m/d, which corresponds to a retention time of 1.5 days. The valorisation of solid waste as a filler can contribute to CWs closely participating in the creation of circular flows for the reuse of waste solids. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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