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Abstract
Environmental Geosciences, V.
2008. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists/Division of Environmental Geosciences. All rights reserved.
DOI:10.1306/eg.11090707019
Constructed wetland systems for efficient and effective 
treatment
of contaminated waters for reuse
treatment of contaminated waters for reuse
John H. Rodgers Jr.,1 James W. Castle2
1Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634; [email protected]
2Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634; [email protected]
AUTHORS
John Rodgers received his Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1977. Currently, he is a professor at Clemson University, director of the Ecotoxicology Program in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, and codirector of the Clemson Environmental Institute. His research involves a quest for accurate risk characterizations and development of sustainable risk mitigation tactics.
Jim Castle is a professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University, where he conducts research on geological and environmental aspects of energy resources. Prior to joining Clemson in 1995, he worked as a geologist for Cabot Oil and Gas and Chevron. He received a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Illinois.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The articles contained within the Environmental Geosciences special issues on constructed wetland treatment systems were presented, in their entirety or in part, during a special technical session at the 14th Annual Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium, Clemson University, South Carolina, on March 30, 2006. We thank the authors and attendees for participating in the technical session and also thank Scott Brame for organizing an outstanding Symposium. We appreciate the helpful comments by reviewers of the manuscript.
ABSTRACT
Using a basic biogeochemical approach, constructed wetland treatment systems (CWTSs) can be designed to renovate contaminated waters for beneficial reuse. The purpose of this article is to present the fundamental design strategy for CWTSs for a variety of contaminated waters. In designing a CWTS, the contaminants of concern are identified in the water to be treated, and effective biogeochemical pathways by which the targeted constituents can be transferred or transformed are determined. Specific transfer processes in wetland cells of a CWTS include sorption, volatilization, precipitation (and settling), and bioconcentration. Transformation processes in the wetland cells include photolysis, hydrolysis, speciation and ionization, oxidation, reduction, and biotransformation. Physical models (pilot-scale CWTSs) are built according to the process-based design, and their performance is measured in terms of rate and extent of removal of targeted constituents as well as functional parameters indicating readiness to perform. Demonstration-scale systems may be used to provide additional site-specific data. Full-scale CWTSs are designed for site conditions, and performance is monitored as part of the operation and maintenance to ensure treatment
. A variety of contaminated waters can be treated effectively and efficiently using well-designed CWTSs.
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