Sorption of phosphorus (P) to the bed sand medium is a major removal mechanism for P in subsurface flow constructed wetlands. Selecting a sand medium with a high P-sorption capacity is therefore important to obtain a sustained P-remova!. The P-removal capacities of 13 Danish sands were evaluated and related to their physico-chemical characteristics. The P-removal properties of sands of different geographical origin vari ed considerably and the suitability of the sands for use as media in constructed reed beds thus differs. The P-sorption capacity of some sands would be used up after only a few months in fullscale systems, whereas that of others would subsist for a rnuch longer timr. The most important characteristic of the sands determining their P-sorption capacity was their Ca-content. Aiso the P-binding capacities of various artificial media were tested (Iight-expanded-clay-aggregates (LECA), crushed marble, diatomaceous earth, verrniculite and calcite). Particularly calcite and crushed marble were found to have high P-binding capacities. It is suggested that mixing one of these materials into the sand or gravel medium can significantly enhance the P-sorption capacity of the bed medium in a subsurface-flow constructed wetland system. It is also possible to construct a separate unit containing one of these artificial media. The media may then be replaced when the P-binding capacity is used up.
Media selection for sustainable phosphorus removal in subsurface flow constructed wetlands / H.Brix;C.A.Arias;M.Del Bubba. - In: WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0273-1223. - STAMPA. - 44:(2001), pp. 47-54.
Media selection for sustainable phosphorus removal in subsurface flow constructed wetlands
DEL BUBBA, MASSIMO
2001
Abstract
Sorption of phosphorus (P) to the bed sand medium is a major removal mechanism for P in subsurface flow constructed wetlands. Selecting a sand medium with a high P-sorption capacity is therefore important to obtain a sustained P-remova!. The P-removal capacities of 13 Danish sands were evaluated and related to their physico-chemical characteristics. The P-removal properties of sands of different geographical origin vari ed considerably and the suitability of the sands for use as media in constructed reed beds thus differs. The P-sorption capacity of some sands would be used up after only a few months in fullscale systems, whereas that of others would subsist for a rnuch longer timr. The most important characteristic of the sands determining their P-sorption capacity was their Ca-content. Aiso the P-binding capacities of various artificial media were tested (Iight-expanded-clay-aggregates (LECA), crushed marble, diatomaceous earth, verrniculite and calcite). Particularly calcite and crushed marble were found to have high P-binding capacities. It is suggested that mixing one of these materials into the sand or gravel medium can significantly enhance the P-sorption capacity of the bed medium in a subsurface-flow constructed wetland system. It is also possible to construct a separate unit containing one of these artificial media. The media may then be replaced when the P-binding capacity is used up.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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