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Increase Efficiency of Horizontal Subsurface Flow Wetlands by Means of Innovating of the Effluent Capture and Evacuation Device
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03 June 2018
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05 June 2018
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Abstract
The aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of proposed modifications to conventional capturing and discharging effluents devices in Subsurface Flow Wetland (SSFW) systems. Main modifications proposed consist on extending the influence of the capture and discharge device in such a way that the SSFW width and height are fully covered. Additionally an SSFW prototype was built as pilot including the proposed modifications and the impact of the innovative device is measured based on the efficiency of the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) removal as compared to a traditionally built SSFW. The results show that for the innovative device, the COD removal was 10% higher than for the conventional device.
Keywords:
artificial wetlands
; horizontal wetland
; subsurface flow
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