Seasonal variation of nutrient removal in a full-scale horizontal constructed wetland

M. C. Mesquita; A. Albuquerque; L. Amaral; R. Nogueira

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.10.246

Seasonal variation of nutrient removal in a full-scale horizontal constructed wetland

M. C. Mesquita, A. Albuquerque, L. Amaral, R. Nogueira

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The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the difference in removal efficiency (RE) of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds based on the seasonal changes in a full-scale gravel-based horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland located in Interior Central Region of Portugal. The RE of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds were relatively poor, but the results allow us to conclude that season had a significant (p<0.05) effect on the RE of TN, NH4+-N, NOx-N, TP and DP, with higher values in spring-summer period (10.4%, 10.4%, 3.4%, 27.5% and 26.1%, respectively) than in autumn-winter (0%, -7.7%, -9.8%, 12.9% and 0%, respectively).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	225-232
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	136
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.10.246
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017
Event	4th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, ICEER 2017 - Porto, Portugal Duration: 17 Jul 2017 → 20 Jul 2017

Keywords

Constructed wetlands
domestic wastewater
horizontal subsurface flow
nutrinet removal
seasonal variation

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