Transport and survival of bacterial and viral tracers through submerged-flow constructed wetland and sand-filter system

Untreated or improperly treated wastewater has often been cited as the primary contamination source of groundwater. The use of decentralized wastewater treatment systems has applicability around the world since it obviates the need for extensive infrastructure development and expenditures. The use o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bioresource technology 2003-08, Vol.89 (1), p.49-56
Hauptverfasser: Vega, Everardo, Lesikar, Bruce, Pillai, Suresh D
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Untreated or improperly treated wastewater has often been cited as the primary contamination source of groundwater. The use of decentralized wastewater treatment systems has applicability around the world since it obviates the need for extensive infrastructure development and expenditures. The use of a submerged flow constructed wetland (CW) and a sand filter to remove bacterial and viral pathogens from wastewater streams was evaluated in this study Salmonella sp. and a bacteriophages tracer were used in conjunction with the conservative bromide tracer to understand the fate and transport of these organisms in these treatment systems. Viral breakthrough numbers in the sand filter and CW were similar with a Spearman Rank correlation of 0.8 ( P
ISSN:0960-8524
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DOI:10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00029-4