This collection compiles papers from the 15th International Conference on Wetland Systems (ICWS), which were published after review in the journals Water Science and Technology, Water Supply and Water Practice and Technology. This IWA Specialist Group Conference took place 4-9 September 2016 in Gdansk, Poland.

The role of constructed wetlands for biomass production within the water-soil-waste nexus

C. T. Avellan, R. Ardakanian, P. Gremillion

Water Science and Technology (22 February 2017) 75 (10): 2237–2245.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.106

Supporting constructed wetlands in P removal efficiency from surface water

Agnieszka Bus, Agnieszka Karczmarczyk

Water Science and Technology (3 March 2017) 75 (11): 2554–2561.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.134

Effectiveness of septage pre-treatment in vertical flow constructed wetlands

Beata Karolinczak, Wojciech Dąbrowski

Water Science and Technology (20 July 2017) 76 (9): 2544–2553.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.398

Assessment of the technological reliability of a hybrid constructed wetland for wastewater treatment in a mountain eco-tourist farm in Poland

Andrzej Jucherski, Maria Nastawny, Andrzej Walczowski, Krzysztof Jóźwiakowski, Magdalena Gajewska

Water Science and Technology (9 March 2017) 75 (11): 2649–2658.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.139

Study of aggregation in surface sludge deposits from 14 full-scale French constructed wetlands using particle size distribution and dynamic vapor sorption analyses

M. Kania, M. Gautier, P. Michel, R. Gourdon

Water Science and Technology (10 October 2017) 77 (1): 79–90.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.523

Removal of phosphorus using suspended reactive filters (SRFs) – efficiency and potential applications

Agnieszka Karczmarczyk, Agnieszka Bus

Water Science and Technology (19 May 2017) 76 (5): 1104–1111.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.295

Septage unit treatment by sludge treatment reed beds for easy management and reuse: performance and design considerations

Boram Kim, Thomas Bel, Pascal Bourdoncle, Jocelyne Dimare, Stéphane Troesch ...

Water Science and Technology (16 August 2017) 77 (2): 279–285.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.461

Survey on number and size distribution of treatment wetlands in Austria

Guenter Langergraber, Norbert Weissenbacher

Water Science and Technology (25 February 2017) 75 (10): 2309–2315.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.112

Gas composition of sludge residue profiles in a sludge treatment reed bed between loadings

Julie D. Larsen, Steen M. Nielsen, Charlotte Scheutz

Water Science and Technology (13 June 2017) 76 (9): 2304–2312.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.271

Treatment of a mixed wood preservative leachate by a hybrid constructed wetland and a willow planted filter

S. Lévesque, E. Demers, J. Brisson, Y. Comeau

Water Science and Technology (4 April 2017) 76 (1): 164–171.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.197

Seasonal variation of microbial community for the treatment of tail water in constructed wetland

Kang Liang, Yanran Dai, Feihua Wang, Wei Liang

Water Science and Technology (1 March 2017) 75 (10): 2434–2442.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.124

The use of constructed wetlands for the treatment and reuse of urban wastewater for the irrigation of two warm-season turfgrass species under Mediterranean climatic conditions

Mario Licata, Teresa Tuttolomondo, Claudio Leto, Salvatore La Bella, Giuseppe Virga

Water Science and Technology (18 April 2017) 76 (2): 459–470.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.221

Which plants are needed for a French vertical-flow constructed wetland under a tropical climate?

R. Lombard Latune, O. Laporte-Daube, N. Fina, S. Peyrat, L. Pelus ...

Water Science and Technology (4 February 2017) 75 (8): 1873–1881.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.064

Sewage sludge and waterworks sludge stabilization in sludge treatment reed bed systems

Grazia Masciandaro, Eleonora Peruzzi, Steen Nielsen

Water Science and Technology (13 April 2017) 76 (2): 355–363.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.155

Large scale application of French reed beds: municipal wastewater treatment for a 20,000 inhabitant's town in Moldova

F. Masi, R. Bresciani, N. Martinuzzi, G. Cigarini, A. Rizzo

Water Science and Technology (29 March 2017) 76 (1): 134–146.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.188

Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket and aerated constructed wetlands for swine wastewater treatment: a pilot study

F. Masi, A. Rizzo, N. Martinuzzi, S. D. Wallace, D. Van Oirschot ...

Water Science and Technology (27 March 2017) 76 (1): 68–78.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.180

Evaluation of unclogging aspects in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Suymara Toledo Miranda, Antonio Teixeira de Matos, Gheila Corrêa Ferres Baptestini, Alisson Carraro Borges

Water Science and Technology (3 August 2016) 74 (7): 1594–1601.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2016.369

Difficulties and modifications in the use of available methods for hydraulic conductivity measurements in highly clogged horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Mateus Pimentel Matos, André Baxter Barreto, Gabriel Rodrigues Vasconcellos, Antonio Teixeira Matos, Gustavo Ferreira Simões, Marcos von Sperling

Water Science and Technology (7 June 2017) 76 (7): 1666–1675.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.340

Norwegian study on microbial source tracking for water quality control and pollution removal in constructed wetland treating catchment run-off

Lisa Paruch, Adam M. Paruch, Anne-Grete Buseth Blankenberg, Ketil Haarstad, Trond Mæhlum

Water Science and Technology (19 May 2017) 76 (5): 1158–1166.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.303

Energy capture and nutrients removal enhancement through a stacked constructed wetland incorporated with microbial fuel cell

Lei Xu, Yaqian Zhao, Tongyue Wang, Ranbin Liu, Fei Gao

Water Science and Technology (21 March 2017) 76 (1): 28–34.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.168

Constructed wetland integrated microbial fuel cell system: looking back, moving forward

Yae Wang, Yaqian Zhao, Lei Xu, Wenke Wang, Liam Doherty ...

Water Science and Technology (18 April 2017) 76 (2): 471–477.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.190

CE Marking and declaration of conformity for constructed wetlands for up to 50 PT built in series exemplary explained with the initial type test of the treatment efficiency performance

Martina Wermter

Water Practice and Technology (1 June 2017) 12 (2): 260–266.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2017.030