Design of a Reed Bed System for Treatment of Domestic Wastewater using Native Plants

Al-Ajalin, Fayeq Abdel Hafez; Idris, Mushrifah; Abdullah, Siti Rozaimah Sheikh; Kurniawan, Setyo Budi; Imron, Muhammad Fauzul

doi:10.12911/22998993/123256

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“…In literature, researchers tried to treat WWs in Erbil City. Aziz and Ali [4] treated dairy and EMWWs by using biological trickling filter. Aziz and Ali [5] published a work on quality and treatment using different methods for WWs.…”

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Municipal Wastewater Characterization and Natural Treatment Using Reed Beds

Ismael,

Kakil,

Ahmed

et al. 2024

Int J Chem Biochem Sci

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Domestic wastewater, if not correctly disposed of, is a cause of pollution for water-based bodies. The reed bed system is a sort of phytoremediation method used to remove toxins from the environment. This system has a high potential for application in the treatment of household wastewater (WW) because it has good performance as a whole, low operating and maintenance costs, and is not harmful to the environment. This research aimed to study characteristics variation of Grdarasha area WW (located in the left side of Erbil-Kirkuk main road) before and after reed beds. The reed bed system was proven to have a good efficiency in removing Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) (15. 91-71. 07) %, Total Solid (TS) (8.33-50) %, Total volatile Solid (TVS) (18.8-50) %, and chloride (2.5 – 82.98%). In furtherance of transferring oxygen from the environment, the interplay between pollutant-plants-medium-microbes is critical in pollutant removal utilizing the reed bed technique.

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Municipal Wastewater Characterization and Natural Treatment Using Reed Beds

Ismael,

Kakil,

Ahmed

et al. 2024

Int J Chem Biochem Sci

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“…This plant is an aquatic one that is used in constructed wetlands for wastewater reclamation 32 . It can effectively minimizes the potentially toxic elements 33 ; total dissolved solids (TDS), numbers of bacteria 34 , BOD 5 , COD, ammonium and phosphate in domestic wastewater 35 .…”

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Reclamation of wastewater in wetlands using reed plants and biochar

Asaad

Elhawary

Abbas

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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To cope with water crisis, wastewater reuse has been introduced as a potential source for irrigation. On the other hand, irrigation with wastewater may negatively affect the surroundings. In this study, reed plant (Phragmits australis) and its biochar were tested as low-cost treatments to enhance the efficiency of wastewater reclamation in wetlands within only 72 h. The investigated water was of low irrigation quality and exhibited high contents of BOD5 and fecal coliform. Moreover, this water contained high levels of soluble cations and anions; besides, being marginally contaminated with Cu, Mn and Cd. After 2 days in the sedimentation unit, wastewater was subjected to three reclamation treatments in parallel (each lasted for 24 h): (1) a “sand & gravel bed”, (2) “reed plants grown on a sand & gravel bed” and (3) “biochar + a sand & gravel bed”. The results showed that all treatments decreased BOD5, fecal coliform, total cations and anions, with superiority for the second and third treatments. The levels of the potentially toxic elements also decreased to values within the permissible levels. Although the aforementioned wastewater treatment processes upgraded the quality of this water, it remained in the poor grade. Biochar or reed plants grown on sand and gravel beds significantly improved wastewater quality to the medium quality grade, with superiority for biochar treatment. In conclusion, investigated treatments are guaranteed in wetlands for wastewater reclamation; yet, further protocols should be followed to achieve safe handling of this water and attain the sustainable goals.

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