Jaqueline Dos Santos Soares, Mateus Pimentel de Matos, Antonio Teixeira de Matos, Mateus Henrique Barbosa, Stephani Moreira Alves, Fátima Resende Luiz Fia, Rodolfo Appoloni Crippa
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different hydraulic retention time (HRT) in Bio-rack Wetland Systems (BRWSs) planted with vetiver grass in tropical climate. For this purpose, four BRWSs were built on an experimental scale with HRTs of 6, 12, 24 and 48 h, denoted BRWSs A, B, C, and D, respectively. The removal efficiencies for BRWSs A, B, C, and D reached 27, 50, 58 and 67% for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD); 20, 29, 65, and 74% of chemical oxygen demand (COD); 1.1, 11, 15 and 32% of total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN); 1.4, 12, 18 and 29% of total phosphorus (TP); and 0.01, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.8 log units of thermotolerant coliforms (CTher), respectively. Based on results, BRWS D showed statistically greater performance than BRWS A for BOD, COD, TP, and CTher and efficiencies were similar to those typical found in septic tanks (with BRWS D being more effective), being able to be used for decentralized wastewater treatment. The high variability in sewage characteristics may have resulted in limitations in detecting statistical differences between treatments. From regression analysis, there is a suggestion that the HRT of 38 h would provide the best results.
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The International Journal of Phytoremediation (IJP) is the first journal devoted to the publication of laboratory and field research describing the use of plant systems to solve environmental problems by enabling the remediation of soil, water, and air quality and by restoring ecosystem services in managed landscapes. Traditional phytoremediation has largely focused on soil and groundwater clean-up of hazardous contaminants. Phytotechnology expands this umbrella to include many of the natural resource management challenges we face in cities, on farms, and other landscapes more integrated with daily public activities. Wetlands that treat wastewater, rain gardens that treat stormwater, poplar tree plantings that contain pollutants, urban tree canopies that treat air pollution, and specialized plants that treat decommissioned mine sites are just a few examples of phytotechnologies.