Wubneh B. Abebe , Minychl G. Dersseh , Goraw Goshu , Wuletawu Abera , Edo Abraham , Muluneh A. Mekonnen , Nicola Fohrer , Seifu A. Tilahun , Michael E. McClain , William A. Payne , Joanna R. Blaszczak
{"title":"Modeling changes in nutrient retention ecosystem service using the InVEST-NDR model: A case study in the Gumara River of Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia","authors":"Wubneh B. Abebe , Minychl G. Dersseh , Goraw Goshu , Wuletawu Abera , Edo Abraham , Muluneh A. Mekonnen , Nicola Fohrer , Seifu A. Tilahun , Michael E. McClain , William A. Payne , Joanna R. Blaszczak","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2025.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2025.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aquatic ecosystems provide valuable ecosystem services (e.g., habitat for fisheries) to surrounding communities but environmental degradation can diminish the quality of these ecosystem services. The Lake Tana basin, including the Gumara River and its associated wetlands in Ethiopia, has experienced rapid environmental change in the last several decades. Changes in the export of nutrients from the uplands might contribute to the rapid degradation of aquatic ecosystem services due to the expansion of water hyacinths and declines in fish biodiversity and yields. We estimate how human modification and climate change have impacted watershed nutrient retention from 1986 to 2020. Here we (1) examine trends in surface water chemistry, watershed land use/land cover change, and flow alterations; (2) estimate the watershed nutrient delivery ratio (NDR), a metric of watershed nutrient retention, through time; and (3) examine how fishery yields and water hyacinth infestation in Lake Tana at the outlet of the Gumara River change during a period of rapid increase in nutrient export from the Gumara River. Estimates of the surface load and export of both phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) from the Gumara River watershed were approximately stable between 1986 and 2009, but from 2014 to 2020 exports increased by 69 % for P and 80 % for N. Potential factors driving this rapid increase include an expansion in irrigation for agriculture, land conversion to eucalyptus plantations, decreases in dry season flow, and an increase in mean annual precipitation since 2009. In addition, the increase in nutrient export from the Gumara River watershed coincides with a near extirpation of fish in the Gumara River and a ten-fold expansion of water hyacinth downstream in Lake Tana. Human activity and hydrological alteration in the Gumara River watershed have resulted in water quality changes, declines in fish populations, and the expansion of invasive species. Long-term monitoring and watershed modeling can help inform the management of regionally important aquatic ecosystems such as the Gumara River and Lake Tana.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 776-788"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comprehensive analysis of groundwater quality: Geospatial and multivariate approaches in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India","authors":"M. Lavanya, M. Muthukumar","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study focuses on a comprehensive analysis of groundwater quality by integrating hydrogeochemical, geospatial, Multivariate Statistical Approaches (MSA), and water quality indices (WQI), along with visualization techniques, in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, India. A total of 69 water samples, collected during pre-monsoon (PRM) and post-monsoon (POM) periods by the Public Works Department, Tharamani, were analyzed for major cations (Na+, Ca+, Mg+, <em>K</em>+), anions (Cl-, SO4-, HCO3-, NO3-), and various physical and chemical parameters such as pH, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), and Electrical Conductivity (EC). The Water Quality Index (WQI) for Bureau of Indian Standard was calculated to assess water quality for drinking purposes. PRM samples showed poorer water quality due to ion dilution and agricultural influence compared to POM samples. The WQI revealed that 3.4 % of the PRM area had excellent water quality, 40.72 % good, 35.54 % poor, 18.41 % very poor, and 1.91 % unsuitable for drinking. In the POM period, 6.34 % of the area was classified as excellent, 51.03 % good, 40.09 % poor, 2.45 % very poor, and 0.08 % unsuitable. Irrigation water quality indices, including Sodium Percentage (Na%), Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Kelly's Ratio (KR), Magnesium Hazard (MH), Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC), and Permeability Index (PI), were also computed to identify suitable zones for sustainable agriculture. Correlation analysis indicated significant positive relationships between TDS and other parameters, like Bicarbonate, Total Hardness, Chloride, and EC during PRM, and Sulphate, Total Hardness, Calcium, Chloride, Sodium, and EC during POM, suggesting that TDS is a key indicator of water quality variations in both periods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 598-617"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sensitivity identification of SWMM parameters and response patterns of runoff pollution on hydrological and water quality parameters","authors":"Yishuo Jiang , Jiake Li , Jun Xia , Jiayu Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the calibration process of urban flood and non-point source pollution models, sensitive parameters and their changing trends cannot be quickly obtained. In this study, we accurately identify the effects of hydrological and water quality parameters in the SWMM model on runoff water quantity and water quality indicators under different return periods based on the improved Morris screening method, obtain the parameter sensitivities under different objective functions. Meanwhile, the intrinsic influence mechanism of the sensitive parameters on runoff water quantity and pollution load indicators in each return period is explored, and the integrated response law of flow-concentration-load rate process to the sensitive parameters is comparatively analyzed. The results showed that sensitivity of Destore-Imperv to the peak flow at the outfall, total outfall volume, flow peak occurrence time, and pollutant load is the greatest. Under the low return period, the change of Destore-Imperv resulted in sharp fluctuations in the load rate at <em>T</em> = 57 min in the mid-rainfall period, with a rate of variation of 37.74 %. While Decay Constant has the most significant effect on the load rate at <em>T</em> = 77 min in the mid-late rainfall period, with a rate of variation of 35.14 %. As the return period increases, the sensitivity of all hydrological and hydraulic parameters decreases except for Conduit Roughness. Wash-off exponent(C<sub>2</sub>) of the road was the strongest sensitivity to pollutant loads and peak concentrations, followed by C<sub>2</sub> of the roof and Max.Buildup of the road, respectively. When C<sub>2</sub> = 1.03, the peak concentration trend produces a demarcation, the smaller C<sub>2</sub> is, the more forward the pollutant concentration wave peak is, and the more pronounced the peak pollutant concentration is in the initial rain, and vice versa, the more backward the pollutant concentration wave peak was, the initial concentration was extremely low while the later concentration surged. As the return period increased, the pollutant concentration wave peaks of the same C<sub>2</sub> were more forward, and the loading rate and concentration process trends were similar. The results of the study not only provide a reference for modeling calibration to determine the optimal parameter combinations, but also assist in finding solutions that can satisfy the regulation of urban runoff and non-point source pollution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 511-522"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kiran Thomas , Marek Brabec , Lukáš Kalous , Milan Gottwald , Daniel Bartoň , Stanislav Grill , Vladimír Kořen , Sandip Tapkir , Marek Šmejkal
{"title":"Anthropogenic induced drivers of fish assemblages in small water bodies and conservation implications","authors":"Kiran Thomas , Marek Brabec , Lukáš Kalous , Milan Gottwald , Daniel Bartoň , Stanislav Grill , Vladimír Kořen , Sandip Tapkir , Marek Šmejkal","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span>Anthropogenic interventions are threatening small freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, which continues to decline at an alarming rate. To address their biodiversity value, 210 small waterbodies in Czechia were sampled to determine how different habitat characteristics and anthropogenic-induced disturbances affect selected species community composition. Three types of habitats were chosen: ponds, pools and flooded quarries. The selected sites were sampled for fish with trap nets focussing on native crucian </span>carp (</span><span><em>Carassius carassius</em></span>), sunbleak (<em>Leucaspius delineatus</em>) and invasive gibel carp (<span><em>Carassius gibelio</em></span>) and topmouth gudgeon (<span><em>Pseudorasbora parva</em></span><span><span>). The surface area<span> of the water body, human population within 5 and 10 km radius, water transparency, elevation, macrophyte cover and the other existing fish species, newts and diving beetles were recorded. The two focal native fish species tended to co-occur with </span></span>alpine newt (</span><em>Ichthyosaura alpestris</em>), great crested newt (<span><em>Triturus</em><em> cristatus</em></span>), the smooth newt (<em>Lissotriton vulgaris</em>) and diving beetles (<em>Dytiscus</em><span> sp.), and were associated with sites with higher macrophyte cover. Densely inhabited areas were more likely to contain invasive fish species. Presence of invasive gibel carp and topmouth gudgeon was associated with low habitat quality. Flooded quarries supported fewer common species and had slightly higher diversity among the sampled sites. This study highlights the importance of small artificial water bodies as a secondary habitat for declining fauna associated primarily with floodplain ponds.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 691-699"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gebrekidan Worku Tefera , Ram L. Ray , Vijay P. Singh
{"title":"Surface water quality under climate change scenarios in the Bosque watershed, Central Texas of United States","authors":"Gebrekidan Worku Tefera , Ram L. Ray , Vijay P. Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.07.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span>This study integrates robust climate change scenarios and hydrological modeling<span> to study the impact of climate change on streamflow, Organic Nitrogen (ORGN), </span></span>Organic Phosphorus (ORGP), Mineral Phosphorus (MINP), and Nitrate (NO</span><sub>3</sub><span>) concentration in the Bosque watershed in Central Texas, USA<span>. A multi-site and multi-variable calibration/validation and Differential Split Sampling approach was used to calibrate and validate the SWAT model. In future climate scenarios, a steady decline in organic nitrogen, organic phosphorus, and mineral phosphorus was found, primarily associated with decreased precipitation and streamflow. The hotter and drier future climate scenarios would result in a statistically significant increase in nitrate (61–104 %). Changes in water quality parameters were higher in the RCP4.5 emission scenario compared to the RCP2.6 and RCP8.5 emission scenarios. This study highlights the dire effect of climate change on the NO</span></span><sub>3</sub> concentration, which requires urgent water management interventions to mitigate detrimental repercussions for watershed health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 477-492"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144894786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ryszard Kornijów, Krzysztof Pawlikowski, Agnieszka Góra, Joanna Całkiewicz
{"title":"Seasonal impact of habitat complexity mediated by submerged macrophyte Potamogeton perfoliatus on benthic macroinvertebrates in a dynamic lagoon environment","authors":"Ryszard Kornijów, Krzysztof Pawlikowski, Agnieszka Góra, Joanna Całkiewicz","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span>This study, conducted in the exposed sandy littoral zone with dispersed stands of </span><span><em>Potamogeton perfoliatus</em></span> in the Vistula Lagoon (southern Baltic Sea), aimed to test the following hypotheses:<ul><li><span>1.</span><span><div><span>During the growing season, </span>benthic fauna inhabiting a high-complexity habitat (sandy bottom with below-ground rhizomes and roots, as well as above-ground plant canopies) would exhibit greater taxonomic diversity, density, and biomass than those in the adjacent low-complexity habitat (bare sandy bottom).</div></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><div>During the non-growing period, in areas formerly occupied by plant canopies but with rhizomes and roots still present, macroinvertebrate communities would retain their distinctiveness, resulting in greater taxonomic diversity, density, and biomass compared to neighboring areas of bare sandy bottom (low-complexity habitat).</div></span></li></ul>Contrary to expectations, during the growing season, the habitat with the highest complexity—featuring plant canopies and rhizome/root mats—had lower species richness and diversity compared to the non-vegetated, low-complexity habitat. Additionally, total density and biomass were lower in the more complex habitat. During the non-growing season, both diversity indices were higher in the less complex habitat compared to the more structured habitat, and the differences in total density and biomass were not significant. Consequently, both hypotheses, which suggested higher diversity, density, and biomass in the more structured habitat, were not supported. The study's outcomes may be attributed to the relatively small area of the studied vegetation patches, their shallow depth, and the distinctive characteristics of the lagoon environment, including strong physical forces such as occasional strong wave action and frequent water level fluctuations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 523-532"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantitative identification of nitrate pollution sources in karst water in carbonate basins combined with stable isotope tracer techniques","authors":"Xuanrui Liu , Zhiwei Han , Qinyuan Li , Pan Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.09.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span>Karst water, as an important source of water supply, is increasingly contaminated with nitrate. Determining the source and transformation of nitrate is key to effectively controlling its </span>diffuse pollution. Defining the sources of nitrate pollution in watersheds plays an important role in the prevention and control of nitrogen pollution in the surface and groundwater and the development and utilization of water bodies. In this study,we conducted sampling in the Gaoping River of Huichuan, Zunyi City, in May (flat-water period), August (abundant-water period), October (flat-water period), and December (dry-water period). We characterized the distribution of nitrate in the surface water and groundwater of the basin using δ15N</span><img>NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>, δ18O<img>NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-,</sup> and δ18O<img>H<sub>2</sub><span>O isotope tracer<span> techniques and water chemistry analysis methods. The results show that the water chemistry of the study area is mainly influenced by the HCO</span></span><sub>3<img></sub><span>Ca type of water and land use. Nitrate contamination in surface water is less affected by human activities and land-use types than groundwater contamination<span>. Surface water pollution is strongly influenced by the amount of rainfall. Based on the SIAR source analysis model,the distribution of NO</span></span><sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup><span> sources was found to be closely related to the land use types. The main sources of nitrate pollution in the water bodies of the Gaoping River Basin can be classified into five categories: chemical fertilizers, atmospheric sedimentation, soil organic nitrogen, livestock, poultry manure, and wastewater. This study provides an important scientific basis for the protection of karst water and the corresponding theoretical support for the control of nitrate pollution in karst areas.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 573-585"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
German Rivillas-Ospina , Karina Díaz , Ronald R. Gutiérrez , Yeison Berrío , Rubén Doria , Manuel Felizzola
{"title":"Numerical simulation and application of nature based solutions to solve bank erosion in hydrosystems","authors":"German Rivillas-Ospina , Karina Díaz , Ronald R. Gutiérrez , Yeison Berrío , Rubén Doria , Manuel Felizzola","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nature based solutions (NBS) have been successfully applied in developed nations. Its application in developing countries is however still incipient to some extent. Moreover, very few studies have addressed its implementation in the domain of large river systems, which have been exposed to ever increasing anthropogenic pressure in the last decades. The Magdalena River is the main waterway in Colombia, and it exhibits one of the largest sediment loads in South America. This contribution presents the successful operationalization (i.e., hydrological and hydraulic analysis, as well as numerical simulation) of sediment traps for sedimentation control and bank stabilization of the right bank of the Magdalena at Magangué Municipality (lower Magdalena) through wooden sustainable alternatives. The NBS simulation and intervention assessment indicates that the traps effectively restored the bank shore in the critical sector of the study area. To the best of our knowledge, the intervention in question is one of the first of its kind in the region. The numerical results indicate that these traps were able to reduce the exposure of vulnerable communities, not only to floods, but also to negative hydrodynamic changes associated to climate change. Thus, the contribution currently described can potentially provide for practitioners and decision makers a guide for the application of NBS in river engineering, and, for scientists, valuable insights into processes associated with NBS in different environments. We posit that the operationalization of NBS in developing countries needs to be institutionally encouraged through, for example, the construction of a database of successful interventions, and the establishment of methodological guidelines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 556-572"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Łukasz Jałowiecki , Jacek Borgulat , Aleksandra Strugała-Wilczek , Krzysztof Stańczyk , Jan P. Jastrzebski , Wiktor Babis , Grażyna Płaza
{"title":"A look at biofilm on the coal waste-derived adsorbent enhanced wetland system","authors":"Łukasz Jałowiecki , Jacek Borgulat , Aleksandra Strugała-Wilczek , Krzysztof Stańczyk , Jan P. Jastrzebski , Wiktor Babis , Grażyna Płaza","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper addresses an integrated constructed wetland system designed to treat raw wastewater from the process of underground coal gasification. To enhance the performance of the vertical flow constructed wetland technology, UCG-derived char was integrated as an adsorbent. The main objective of the study was to characterize the biofilm structure from UCG-derived adsorbent. This is the preliminary research to characterize the biofilm layer of waste adsorbent used in the wetland column. Findings indicated that the treatment system was able to improve post-processing wastewater chemical composition. During the 45-days experiment wetland with the adsorbent achieved over 90 % efficiency in removing pollutants from treated UCG post-process water. This study demonstrated that UCG-derived adsorbent can be used as a carrier to effectively trap microbes in contaminated environmental systems, facilitating the assessment and study of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms. The biofilm on UCG adsorbent was dominated by microbial taxa from <em>Proteobacteria</em> and <em>Firmicutes</em>. Community analysis of UCG char-associated microorganisms revealed taxa related to hydrocarbon-degrading treatments, including <em>Pseudomonas</em> and <em>Bacillus</em>, which may facilitate hydrocarbon degradation and biosurfactant production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 749-755"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Letícia Mesacasa , Fernando Santos Cabral , Deison Antonio Taufer Fochi , Willian da Silva Oliveira , Fábio Oliveira , Mauricio Kersting , Gustavo Stolzenberg Colares , Adriane Lawisch Rodriguez , Carlos Alexandre Lutterbeck , Odorico Konrad , Ênio Leandro Machado
{"title":"Constructed Wetlands and the role of the fungal community for wastewater treatment: A review","authors":"Letícia Mesacasa , Fernando Santos Cabral , Deison Antonio Taufer Fochi , Willian da Silva Oliveira , Fábio Oliveira , Mauricio Kersting , Gustavo Stolzenberg Colares , Adriane Lawisch Rodriguez , Carlos Alexandre Lutterbeck , Odorico Konrad , Ênio Leandro Machado","doi":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecohyd.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span><span><span>Improvements in the performance of wastewater treatment systems with the so-called nature-based solutions (NBSs) are a challenge regarding the study and development of bench, pilot and real scales units. The huge number of micropollutants, macropollutant load factors, the relationship between microorganisms and macrophytes, possible toxicity changes in the roots of macrophytes in </span>phytoremediation systems, landscape integration and the possibility of making degraded areas recovered through wastewater treatment plants are topics increasingly recurrent. </span>Constructed Wetlands<span> (CWs) are among the NBSs and also considered clean and efficient technologies helping to treat wastewater, with promising results in all issues considered here. Furthermore, studies have reported that microbial association in CWs. mainly fungi. increases the effectiveness of the treatment of different types of wastewaters. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze, by bibliometric review, the relationships between the main configurations of CWs used for the treatment of wastewaters and the composition of their fungal community. Data obtained from the bibliometric review were used to gather information about CWs systems, main macrophytes planted on them and associated fungi. As results, a total of 90 articles that address the searched terms (constructed Wetlands AND fungi) were obtained, besides to a variation in fungal composition, covering mainly </span></span>Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi<span> (AMF). The greatest diversity of fungi was found Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands, while the greatest diversity of macrophytes was found in Subsurface Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands systems. </span></span><em>Pragmatis australis</em> was the main macrophyte used in the Superficial Horizontal Flow Constructed Wetlands systems. Finally, the results showed that the fungal community present in CWs plays an important role in the removal of pollutants by different mechanism such as hydrolysis, volatilization, sorption, biodegradation and photolysis. Furthermore, AMF help reduce the stress caused by micropollutants suffered by macrophytes, improve tolerance to the environment, nutrient absorption and assist in denitrification processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":56070,"journal":{"name":"Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology","volume":"25 3","pages":"Pages 493-501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}