Tropical application of floating treatment wetlands

• Main Authors: Weragoda, S. K., Jinadasa, K. B. S. N., Zhang, Dong Qing, Gersberg, Richard M., Tan, Soon Keat, Tanaka, Norio, Ng, Wun Jern
• Other Authors: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97024; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11753
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The treatment efficiencies of floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) containing two types of macrophytes, Typha angustifolia and Canna iridiflora, were investigated in a pilot scale study in the tropical climate of Sri Lanka. In batch experiments, over 80 % of biological oxygen demand (BOD5) and ammoniu...