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Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

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Wetlands and Natural Resource Management

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5.7 Conclusion

Constructed wetlands have been used for wastewater treatment for nearly 40 years and have become a widely accepted technology available to deal with both point and non-point sources of water pollution. They offer a land-intensive, low-energy, and low-operational-requirements alternative to conventional treatment systems, especially for small communities and remote locations. Constructed wetlands also prove to be affordable tools for wastewater reclamation, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. Although the emission of N2O and CH4 from constructed wetlands was found to be relatively high, their global influence is probably not significant.

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  1. ENKI, o.p.s., Řícýanova 40, 169 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic and Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University Wetland Center, Box 90333, Durham, NC, 27708, USA

    Jan Vymazal

  2. School of Environmental Engineering and Cooperative Research Centre for Catchment Hydrology, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia

    Margaret Greenway

  3. Department of Physics, Measurement Technology, Chemistry and Biology, LinkÖping University, SE-58183, LinkÖping, Sweden

    Karin Tonderski

  4. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Århus, Ole Worms Allé, Building 135, 8000, Århus C, Denmark

    Hans Brix

  5. Institute of Geography, University of Tartu, 46 Vanemuise St., EE-51014, Tartu, Estonia

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Vymazal, J., Greenway, M., Tonderski, K., Brix, H., Mander, Ü. (2006). Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment. In: Verhoeven, J.T.A., Beltman, B., Bobbink, R., Whigham, D.F. (eds) Wetlands and Natural Resource Management. Ecological Studies, vol 190. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33187-2_5

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