Performance of constructed wetlands with ornamental plants in the treatment of domestic wastewater under the tropical climate of South Mexico

被引：17
作者：
Mendez-Mendoza, Alejandra S. [1 ]
Bello-Mendoza, Ricardo [1 ,2 ]
Herrera-Lopez, David [1 ]
Mejia-Gonzalez, Gamaliel [1 ]
Calixto-Romo, Angeles [1 ]
机构：
[1] El Colegio Frontera Sur, Acad Grp Environm Biotechnol, Carretera Antiguo Aeropuerto Km 2-5, Tapachula 30700, Chiapas, Mexico
[2] Univ Canterbury, Dept Civil & Nat Resources Engn, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
来源：
WATER PRACTICE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2015年 / 10卷 / 01期
关键词：
anaerobic digester; constructed wetlands; domestic wastewater treatment; eco-technology; ornamental plants;
D O I：
10.2166/wpt.2015.013
中图分类号：
TV21 [水资源调查与水利规划];
学科分类号：
081501 ;
摘要：
In developing countries located in tropical and subtropical regions, the use of ornamental plant species in constructed wetlands (CWs) could add benefits to the treatment of wastewater. This paper presents a study on the efficiency of using plants of economic importance in South Mexico (Heliconia stricta, Heliconia psittacorum and Alpinia purpurata) within an anaerobic digester horizontal subsurface CW system for treating domestic wastewater. The CW with H. psittacorum showed the highest level of removal of biochemical oxygen demand (48%), chemical oxygen demand (64%), total phosphorus (39%) and total nitrogen (39%). This species and H. stricta (which showed slightly lower percentages of removal) may be a viable alternative to using macrophytes in CW in tropical areas such as Chiapas, Mexico.
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页码：110 / 123
页数：14
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