Response of removal rates to various organic carbon and ammonium loads in laboratory-scale constructed wetlands treating artificial wastewater
High levels (92 and 91%) of organic carbon were successfully removed from artificial wastewater by a laboratory-scale constructed wetland under inflow loads of 670 mg/m2 x d (100 mg/d) and 1600 mg/m2d (240 mg/d), respectively. Acidification to pH 3.0 was observed at the low organic carbon load, whic...
Veröffentlicht in: | Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. - 1998. - 85(2013), 1 vom: 04. Jan., Seite 44-53 |
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Format: | Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation |
Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Organic Chemicals Quaternary Ammonium Compounds Waste Water Carbon 7440-44-0 |
Zusammenfassung: | High levels (92 and 91%) of organic carbon were successfully removed from artificial wastewater by a laboratory-scale constructed wetland under inflow loads of 670 mg/m2 x d (100 mg/d) and 1600 mg/m2d (240 mg/d), respectively. Acidification to pH 3.0 was observed at the low organic carbon load, which further inhibited the denitrification process. An increase in carbon load, however, was associated with a significant elevation of pH to 6.0. In general, sulfate and nitrate reduction were relatively high, with mean levels of 87 and 90%, respectively. However, inhibition of nitrification was initiated with an increase in carbon loads. This effect was probably a result of competition for oxygen by heterotrophic bacteria and an inhibitory effect of sulfide (S2) toxicity (concentration approximately 3 mg/L). In addition, numbers of healthy stalks of Juncus effusus (common rush) decreased from 14 000 to 10 000/m2 with an increase of sulfide concentration, indicating the negative effect of sulfide toxicity on the wetland plants |
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Beschreibung: | Date Completed 04.03.2013 Date Revised 07.12.2022 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1554-7531 |