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Constructed wetlands are now widely used around the world for water treatment. The Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas (STAs) are currently the largest constructed wetlands and are reducing Total Phosphorus (TP) concentrations in agricultural and urban runoff that flows into the Everglades. Average inflow flow-weighted TP concentration is 140 ppb and an average of 73 percent removal efficiency is observed from all the STAs. Total area of the STAs is 27,530 ha and target water depth is 38-46 cm.
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Abtew, W., Piccone, T., Pietro, K., Xue, S.K. (2016). Hydrologic and Treatment Performance of Constructed Wetlands: The Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas. In: Finlayson, C., et al. The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_62-2
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