Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment - 9780367450922

CRC Press

This volume contains the proceedings from the First International Conference on Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment held in Chattanooga, Tennessee on June 13\u201317, 1988. It provides information to increase application of constructed wetlands for water quality improvements. > Both practical and theoretical, this book provides the basic principles of soil chemistry, hydrology, wetland ecology, microbiology, vegetation and wildlife as a sound introduction to this innovative technology to treat toxic wastewaters and sludges. The use of wetlands for acid mine drainage, and metals removal in municipal, urban runoff, and industrial systems is discussed. Case histories are also presented, demonstrating specific types of constructed wetlands and applications to municipal wastewater, home sites, coal and non-coal mining, coal-fired electric power plants, chemical and pulp industry, agriculture, landfill leachate, and urban stormwater. Construction and management guidelines are .