Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in hot and arid climates / / edited by Alexandros Stefanakis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910616362603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 9783031036002; 9783031035999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 pages)
• Collana: Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management ; ; v.7
• Disciplina: 628.35
• Soggetti: Constructed wetlands; Tropics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Constructed Wetlands as a Green and Sustainable Technology for Domestic Wastewater Treatment Under the Arid Climate of Rural Areas in Morocco -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Current Status of Sanitation in Moroccan Rural Areas -- 1.3 Barriers for Wastewater Treatment in Moroccan Rural Areas -- 1.4 Sanitation Strategic Action Plans in Morocco -- 1.5 Application of Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Rural Areas -- 1.5.1 Overview of Pilot-Scale CWs for Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Morocco -- 1.5.2 Full-Scale CWs for Domestic Wastewater in Moroccan Rural Areas -- 1.6 Future Considerations on the Application of CWs in Rural Areas under Arid Climate -- 1.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Efficiency of Constructed Wetlands and Wastewater Stabilization Ponds for Wastewater Treatment in Northern Algerian Sahara -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Brézina Constructed Wetland -- 2.2.1 Design of Brézina Constructed Wetland -- 2.2.2 Efficiency of Brézina Constructed Wetland -- 2.3 Temacine Constructed Wetland -- 2.3.1 Design of Temacine Constructed Wetland -- 2.3.2 Efficiency of Temacine CW -- 2.4 Kef el Doukhan Wastewater Stabilization Pond -- 2.4.1 Design of Kef el Doukhan Wastewater Stabilization Pond -- 2.4.2 Efficiency of Kef el Doukhan Wastewater Treatment Pond -- 2.5 ; Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: A Review of Constructed Wetlands Types and Plants Used for Wastewater Treatment in Egypt -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Water and Wastewater in Egypt -- 3.3 Constructed Wetlands (CWs) -- 3.3.1 Constructed Wetland Types -- 3.3.2 Plants Used in CWs in Egypt -- 3.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Two Decades of Experience on Nature-Based Solutions for Wastewater Treatment in Egypt, Palestine and Tunisia -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 IRIDRA Experience on NBS in Hot and Dry Climates.; 4.2.1 Chorfech, Tunisia -- 4.2.2 Chorfech Primary School, Tunisia -- 4.2.3 Hajja and Sarra, Palestine -- 4.2.4 Palestinian Bedouin Villages -- 4.2.5 Sekem School, Egypt -- 4.3 Conclusions: Lessons Learnt -- 4.3.1 Design Recommendation -- 4.3.2 Implementation -- 4.3.3 Water Reuse -- References -- Chapter 5: Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Management in Egypt: An Overview of 30-Years Experiences in Small/Medium-Size Treatment Plants -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Plants in Constructed Wetlands -- 5.2 Domestic Wastewater in Egypt -- 5.2.1 Wastewater Production -- 5.2.2 Wastewater Reuse in Egypt -- 5.3 Constructed Wetlands in Egypt -- 5.3.1 Lake Manzala CW Project -- 5.3.2 Gravel Bed Hydroponic Wetland for Municipal Wastewater Treatment in Ismailia -- 5.3.3 Decentralized Wastewater Treatment in Sinai via Gravel Bed Hydroponics Wetlands -- 5.3.4 Cilioprotists as Biological and Pollution Indicators of GBHW Efficiency -- 5.3.5 Hydroponic Rooftop Gardens in Informally Developed Areas in Egypt -- 5.3.6 Constructed Wetland in a Remote Area for Greywater Treatment -- 5.3.7 Greywater Treatment Using Different Designs of Gravel or Sand Bed Hydroponic Filters -- 5.3.8 Integration of UASB and Two Different CWs -- 5.3.9 Sewage Water Treatment by UASB Followed by CWs -- 5.3.10 Blackwater and Greywater Treatment in UASB Followed by CW -- 5.3.11 Investigation of the CW Inlet Area Shape -- 5.3.12 Agriculture Drainage Water Treatment in FWS CW Followed by Floating Aquatic Plant CW -- 5.3.13 Combination of Sedimentation Process and CWs -- 5.3.14 Combination of UASB and Hybrid CW for Sewage Treatment -- 5.3.15 Combination of Sedimentation Process and a Hybrid CWs for Blackwater Treatment -- 5.3.16 Enhancement of Degreasing/Settling Tank Followed by CW for Greywater Treatment -- 5.4 Role of CWs in Heavy Metals Removal -- 5.4.1 Gravel Bed Hydroponic Wetland.; 5.4.2 Fate of Heavy Metals in CWs for Greywater Treatment -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Constructed Wetland as an Efficient Technology for the Treatment of Urban/Industrial Wastewater in the Arid Regions: Morocco as a Model -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Current Status of Wastewater Treatment in Morocco -- 6.3 Comparative Approach for Wastewater Treatment -- 6.4 Constructed Wetlands for Domestic Wastewater Treatment under Different Operation Conditions in Morocco -- 6.5 A Pilot CW for Urban and Industrial Wastewater Treatment in an Arid Area of Morocco -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands for Horticulture Wastewater Treatment Under a Hot Climate in Ethiopia -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Materials and Methods -- 7.2.1 Wastewater Treatment Pilot -- 7.2.2 Experimental Duration and Sampling -- 7.2.3 Starting Up the Wastewater Treatment Process -- 7.3 Results -- 7.4 Discussion -- 7.4.1 Opportunities and Challenges -- 7.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Constructed Wetlands in a Community Setting in Mombasa, Kenya -- 8.1 Historical Context and Site Development -- 8.2 Materials and Methods -- 8.2.1 Geographical and Climatic Setting -- 8.2.2 Constructed Wetland Design and Operation -- 8.3 Results -- 8.3.1 Performance Results -- 8.3.2 Operation and Maintenance of the CW -- 8.3.3 Management ; and Regulation of the CW -- 8.3.3.1 Role of the Developer -- 8.3.3.2 Role of Authorities -- 8.3.4 Barriers -- 8.3.4.1 Operational Issues -- 8.3.4.2 Societal Issues -- 8.4 Discussion -- 8.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Performance of Constructed Wetlands in a Hot Tropical Climate: The Case of Tanzania -- 9.1 Suitability of Constructed Wetlands in Hot Tropical Climates -- 9.2 The Tanzanian Experience -- 9.2.1 Mass Transfer, Velocity-Based Design.; 9.2.2 Modified Design Equation for the Pathogen Removal in a HSSF CW -- 9.2.3 Choice of Macrophytes -- 9.2.4 Wetland Substrates and Soils -- 9.2.5 Coupling the CW with Other Treatment Systems -- 9.2.6 Volarisation of Treated Wastewater -- 9.2.7 Improvement of Wildlife Habitat -- 9.3 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10: Constructed Wetlands Lessons from Three Middle East Countries : The Effect of Plants and Filter Media on CW Performance -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Israel -- 10.2.1 Evaluation of CW-Effluent Chemical Quality -- 10.2.2 Evaluation of the Microbial Quality of CW-Effluent -- 10.3 Jordan -- 10.3.1 Jordanian CWs Effluent Quality -- 10.4 Palestine -- 10.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Performance of Decentralized Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands for Reuse in Agricultural Irrigation in Jordan: Enhancing Nitrogen Removal -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Materials and Methods -- 11.2.1 Site Description -- 11.2.2 Experimental Setup -- 11.2.3 Recirculating VFCW -- 11.2.3.1 Operational Modification -- 11.2.4 Two-Stage VFCW System -- 11.2.4.1 Operational Modification -- 11.2.5 Sampling and Water Quality Analysis -- 11.2.6 Statistical Methods -- 11.3 Results and Discussion -- 11.3.1 Recirculating VFCW -- 11.3.2 Two-Stage VFCW -- 11.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12: Constructed Wetlands for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment in Oman: Experiences from Research and Case Studies -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland for Onsite Domestic Wastewater Treatment -- 12.3 Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland for Municipal Wastewater Treatment -- 12.4 Aerated Constructed Wetland for Municipal Wastewater Treatment -- 12.5 Surface Flow Constructed Wetland for Oily Produced Water Treatment -- 12.6 Conclusions -- References.; Chapter 13: Constructed Wetlands for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment - Case Studies from Pakistan -- 13.1 Background -- 13.2 Domestic Wastewater Treatment -- 13.3 Industrial Wastewater Treatment -- 13.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14: Constructed Wetland Case Studies for Municipal and Glass Industry Wastewater Treatment in Iran -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 A Constructed Wetland Case Study for Glass Industry Wastewater Treatment -- 14.2.1 Design and Operation of the CW -- 14.2.2 Treatment Performance -- 14.3 A Constructed Wetland Case Study for Dormitory Wastewater Treatment -- 14.3.1 Design and Operation of the CW -- 14.3.2 Treatment Performance -- 14.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: Research and Case Studies of Sludge Treatment Wetlands in Hot and Arid Climates: Experiences and Opportunities for Sustainable Sludge Management -- 15.1 Introduction to Sludge Management -- 15.1.1 Sludge Treatment Processes -- 15.2 Sludge Treatment Wetlands -- 15.3 Sludge Treatment Wetland Optimization Through Pilot Scale Experiments -- 15.3.1 Materials and Methods -- 15.3.2 First Experimental Results -- 15.4 STW Case Studies in Hot and Arid Climates (Middle East and Australia) -- 15.4.1 Bahrain -- 15.4.2 Jordan -- 15.4.3 United Arab Emirates -- 15.4.4 Qatar -- 15.4.5 Oman -- 15.4.6 Australia -- 15.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 16: Full-Scale Experiences of Arid and Semi-Arid Land-Based Decentralized Constructed Wetlands ; in India and China -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Constructed Wetland - A Decentralized Solution for Arid/Semi-Arid Regions -- 16.2.1 Treatment Configurations and Investigated Wastewaters -- 16.2.2 Emerging Macrophytes of India and China - An Overview -- 16.2.3 Functional Mechanisms Involved in Pollutant's Removal -- 16.3 Performance Analysis of Point and Non-point Sources of Wastewater -- 16.3.1 Organics and Solids Removal.; 16.3.2 Nitrogen Removal.