Artificial wetland to treat municipal or industrial wastewater, greywater or stormwater runoff
Constructed wetland in an ecological settlement in Flintenbreite near Lübeck, Germany
A constructed wetland is an artificial wetland to treat sewage, greywater, stormwater runoff or industrial wastewater.[1][2] It may also be designed for land reclamation after mining, or as a mitigation step for natural areas lost to land development. Constructed wetlands are engineered systems that use the natural functions of vegetation, soil, and organisms to provide secondary treatment to wastewater. The design of the constructed wetland has to be adjusted according to the type of wastewater to be treated. Constructed wetlands have been used in both centralized and decentralized wastewater systems. Primary treatment is recommended when there is a large amount of suspended solids or soluble organic matter (measured as biochemical oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand).[3]
Similar to natural wetlands, constructed wetlands also act as a biofilter and/or can remove a range of pollutants (such as organic matter, nutrients, pathogens, heavy metals) from the water. Constructed wetlands are designed to remove water pollutants such as suspended solids, organic matter and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus).[3] All types of pathogens (i.e., bacteria, viruses, protozoans and helminths) are expected to be removed to some extent in a constructed wetland. Subsurface wetlands provide greater pathogen removal than surface wetlands.[3]
There are two main types of constructed wetlands: subsurface flow and surface flow. The planted vegetation plays an important role in contaminant removal. The filter bed, consisting usually of sand and gravel, has an equally important role to play.[4] Some constructed wetlands may also serve as a habitat for native and migratory wildlife, although that is not their main purpose. Subsurface flow constructed wetlands are designed to have either horizontal flow or vertical flow of water through the gravel and sand bed. Vertical flow systems have a smaller space requirement than horizontal flow systems.
^Vymazal, Jan; Zhao, Yaqian; Mander, Ülo (2021-11-01). "Recent research challenges in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment: A review". Ecological Engineering. 169: 106318. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106318. ISSN 0925-8574.
^Arden, S.; Ma, X. (2018-07-15). "Constructed wetlands for greywater recycle and reuse: A review". Science of the Total Environment. 630: 587–599. Bibcode:2018ScTEn.630..587A. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.218. ISSN 0048-9697. PMC 7362998. PMID 29494968.
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