Journal
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 180, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106664
Keywords
Phosphorus removal; Vegetation development; Flow rate; Diffuse agricultural pollution; Vegetation coverage
Funding
- Estonian Research Council [PSG631, PSG714, PRG352, MOBERC20, SLTOM19480]
- European Union (EU)
- Ministry of the Environment Finland
- Maaja vesitekniikan tuki ry Foundation
- EU [Life+ ENV/FI/911]
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With population growth and increased demand for agricultural products, the impact on agriculture, fertilizer use, and land management has become evident. To mitigate the deteriorating water quality in rivers and lakes near agricultural lands, constructed wetlands have been utilized for natural water treatment processes. A study conducted in Finland, Estonia, and Latvia revealed vegetation coverage as the most influential factor in the treatment efficiency of in-stream constructed wetlands.
With population growth, demand for agricultural products has increased, which affects agriculture, fertiliser use and land management. Due to nutrient inputs from arable areas, the water quality of rivers and lakes near agricultural lands has deteriorated. Constructed wetlands (CWs) are one of the measures used to improve water quality through natural water treatment processes. We studied phosphorus removal in relation to environmental characteristics in five in-stream free surface flow CWs in Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Wetland/catchment area ratios varied from 0.1% to 5%. Three CWs were covered in dense vegetation. On average, the Va center dot nda CW and Hovi CW TP removal efficiency throughout the study period were highest (32.1 +/- 3.6% and 34.9 +/- 4.4%, respectively) among all studied CWs. Nummela Gateway CW, Rantamo-Seitteli CW and Mezaciruli CW showed lower TP removal efficiency and on many occasions the outflow concentration exceeded the inflow concentration in Rantamo-Seitteli and Mezaciruli CW. Vegetation cover emerged as the most important factor in the treatment efficiency of in-stream CWs, reducing flow rate, increasing water retention time and decreasing probability of the CW becoming a source of phosphorus during flood events.
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