Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4391287 | Ecological Engineering | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Filtralite P® and shellsand as ideal constructed wetland substrates have been tested for their P sorption capacity, both with batch and column experiments. Two columns were filled with Filtralite P® and one column with shellsand. The shellsand (SSPS) and one of the Filtralite P® columns (FLSP) were loaded with a synthetic P solution, while the second Filtralite P® column (FLWW) was loaded with secondary wastewater. Ca, Mg, pH, and the P concentrations were measured in the inlet and the seven outlets along the height of the three vertical upflow columns for up to 303 days. An overall P removal rate of 92, 91, and 54% was measured in the columns SSPS, FLWW, and FLPS, respectively, for the entire experimental period. The comparison of FLWW and FLPS showed that FLWW kept its high P removal efficiency (91%) throughout the experimental period while the removal efficiency of FLPS decreased fast after reaching the 1Â ppm effluent P concentration. The competition of other negative ions and the development of biofilm did not have a negative effect on P removal from wastewater. The batch experiments showed a better sorption capacity of Filtralite P® at low initial concentrations, while for high initial concentrations the shellsand sorbed more. Shellsand had, however, a higher sorption capacity in batch experiments with used column material and high initial P concentrations. The results from both the batch and the column experiment suggest that the shellsand has a more durable P sorption capacity than the Filtralite P® material, possibly due to the persistent high concentrations of Ca in the shellsand.
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Authors
Kinga Ádám, Tore Krogstad, Lasse VrÃ¥le, Anne Kristine Søvik, Petter D. Jenssen,