Modeling the Effect of Plants and Peat on Evapotranspiration in Constructed Wetlands
Joint Authors
Naylor, Simon
Comeau, Yves
Brisson, Jacques
Merlin, Gérard
Chazarenc, Florent
Source
International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-06-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
Evapotranspiration (ET) in constructed wetlands (CWs) represents a major factor affecting hydrodynamics and treatment performances.
The presence of high ET was shown to improve global treatment performances, however ET is affected by a wide range of parameters including plant development and CWs age.
Our study aimed at modelling the effect of plants and peat on ET in CWs; since we hypothesized peat could behave like the presence of accumulated organic matter in old CWs.
Treatment performances, hydraulic behaviour, and ET rates were measured in eight 1 m2 CWs mesocosm (1 unplanted, 1 unplanted with peat, 2 planted with Phragmites australis, 2 planted with Typha latifolia and 2 planted with Phragmites australis with peat).
Two models were built using first order kinetics to simulate COD and TKN removal with ET as an input.
The effect of peat was positive on ET and was related to the better growth conditions it offered to macrophytes.
Removal efficiency in pilot units with larger ET was higher for TKN.
On average, results show for COD a k20 value of 0.88 d-1 and 0.36 d-1 for TKN.
We hypothesized that the main effect of ET was to concentrate effluent, thus enhancing degradation rates.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chazarenc, Florent& Naylor, Simon& Comeau, Yves& Merlin, Gérard& Brisson, Jacques. 2010. Modeling the Effect of Plants and Peat on Evapotranspiration in Constructed Wetlands. International Journal of Chemical Engineering،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chazarenc, Florent…[et al.]. Modeling the Effect of Plants and Peat on Evapotranspiration in Constructed Wetlands. International Journal of Chemical Engineering No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chazarenc, Florent& Naylor, Simon& Comeau, Yves& Merlin, Gérard& Brisson, Jacques. Modeling the Effect of Plants and Peat on Evapotranspiration in Constructed Wetlands. International Journal of Chemical Engineering. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-470097