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The removal of pollutants in treatment wetland systems is the result of the sorption of biochemical pollutants, redox reactions, and a biological activity of microorganisms as well as hydrophytes plants.

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Obarska-Pempkowiak, H., Gajewska, M., Wojciechowska, E., Pempkowiak, J. (2015). Types of Treatment Wetlands. In: Treatment Wetlands for Environmental Pollution Control. GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13794-0_3

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