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Constructed Wetlands: An Emerging Green Technology for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewaters

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Constructed wetland treatment methods have been evolved as a consistent treatment technology treating domestic, industrial and agricultural wastewaters. Special attention has been focused on landfill leachate and storm water runoff. Natural wetlands in general remove pollution, but in CWs the conditions are properly monitored, as a result the efficiency in pollution removal is drastic. Removal of the organics and suspended impurities improves the treatment efficiency. Introducing special media for the absorption of nitrogen and phosphorous is focused for removal, which are available in abundant and observed to be the major pollutant. The cost for operation and maintenance of CWs are lower as it requires very less power consumption compared with conventional treatment systems. In addition the design is framed in such a way that it is involved in maintaining the environment during floods and provides habitat for wildlife through dual or multipurpose ecosystems.

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Dinesh Kumar, M., Gopikumar, S., Uan, D.K., Adishkumar, S., Rajesh Banu, J. (2020). Constructed Wetlands: An Emerging Green Technology for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewaters. In: Bharagava, R. (eds) Emerging Eco-friendly Green Technologies for Wastewater Treatment. Microorganisms for Sustainability, vol 18. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1390-9_2

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