Effect of Different Substances Using Altered Flow Rates in Horizontal Subsurface Wetlands

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Water and Wastewater Company, Dakahlia, Egypt.

2 Analytical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Egypt.

3 Faculty of Engineering Mansura University, Egypt.

4 Agricultural Chemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt.

Abstract

A greenhouse experiment was conducted to examine the effect of utilizing diverse substances of assembled wetland on wastewater treating efficiency. Wetland beds were set up with locally accessible plants, particularly (Phragmites Australis). Treatment efficiency was assessed for parameters for example, Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD),Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN), Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Total Phosphorus (TP). The outcomes demonstrated that the supplement decrease compares to a lower stream rate in wetland beds. Under the lower stream rate of 2.34m3/day, the framework with plastic media delineated the most astounding expulsion efficiencies of BOD, COD, TKN, TSS and TP in rates of 74.42, 74.9%, 63.28, 87.49 and 71.29%, individually.

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