Wetland Technology: Practical Information on the Design and Application of Treatment Wetlands
Water quality standards across the world are being re-written to promote healthier ecosystems, ensure safe potable water sources, increased biodiversity, and enhanced ecological functions. Treatment wetlands are used for treating a variety of pollutant waters, including municipal wastewater, agricultural and urban runoff, industrial effluents, and combined sewer overflows, among others. Treatment wetlands are particularly well-suited for sustainable water management because they can cope with variable influent loads, can be constructed of local materials, have low operations and maintenance requirements compared to other treatment technologies, and they can provide additional ecosystem services. The technology has been successfully implemented in both developed and developing countries.
The first IWA Scientific and Technical Report (STR) on Wetland Technology was published in 2000. With the exponential development of the technology since then, the generation of a new STR was facilitated by the IWA Task Group on Mainstreaming Wetland Technology. This STR was conceptualized and written by leading experts in the field. The new report presents the latest technology applications within an innovative planning framework of multi-purpose wetland design. It also includes practical design information collected from over twenty years of experience from practitioners and academics, covering experiments at laboratory and pilot-scale up to full-scale applications.
Scientific and Technical Report No. 27
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Chapter 1: IntroductionPDF LinkPDFByGünter Langergraber;Günter Langergraber1Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU),Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Gabriela Dotro;Gabriela Dotro2Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University,Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL,UKSearch for other works by this author on:Jaime Nivala;Jaime Nivala3Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Environmental and Biotechnology Center (UBZ),Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig,GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Otto R. SteinOtto R. Stein4Civil Engineering Department,Montana State University,Bozeman, MT,USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 2: Why use treatment wetlands?PDF LinkPDFByMartin Regelsberger;Martin Regelsberger1Technisches Büro Regelsberger,Marburger Gasse 11, 8200, Gleisdorf,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Fabio Masi;Fabio Masi2Iridra Srl,via La Marmora 51, 50121, Florence,ItalySearch for other works by this author on:Günter LangergraberGünter Langergraber3Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences,Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Chapter 3: Design approach for treatment wetlandsPDF LinkPDFByGünter Langergraber;Günter Langergraber1Institute for Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences,Vienna (BOKU), Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Martin Regelsberger;Martin Regelsberger2Technisches Büro Regelsberger,Marburger Gasse 11, 8200, Gleisdorf,AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Fasil Ejigu Eregno;Fasil Ejigu Eregno3The Arctic University of Norway (UiT),Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Narvik,Norway4Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO),Division of Environment and Natural Resources, Ås,NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Arve HeistadArve Heistad5Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU),Faculty of Science and Technology, Ås,NorwaySearch for other works by this author on: