Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands

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Autor(a) principal: Calheiros, Cristina S. C.
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Castro, Paula M. L., Gavina, Ana, Pereira, Ruth
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29371
Resumo: The present research intended to investigate the toxicity abatement of domestic wastewater after passing a biosystem composed of a constructed wetland (CW) followed by a pond. The wastewater was generated in a tourism house in a rural and mountainous context and passed through a septic tank before being diverted to a CW followed by a pond. A battery of ecotoxicological tests, comprising microalgae (Raphidocelis subcapitata), macrophytes (Lemna minor), cladocerans (Daphnia magna), and bacteria (Aliivibrio fischeri), was used to assess the toxicity of the wastewater collected before and after the CW and the water of the pond. Physicochemical parameters (pH, conductivity, chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, phosphates, ammonium, and nitrate) were also determined. The CW was able to remove carbon and nutrients from the water with a concomitant reduction of its toxicity. This study, reinforced the added value of using toxicity tests as a complement to CW operational monitoring to validate the solution and to analyze possible readjustments that may be required to improve efficiency. This study lends further support to the claim that CWs can be a sustainable solution for treating small volumes of domestic wastewater in a rural context.
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spelling Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlandsTourismWastewater treatmentConstructed wetlandPhytoremediationToxicityAliivibrio fischeriRaphidocelis subcapitataDaphnia magnaLemna minorThe present research intended to investigate the toxicity abatement of domestic wastewater after passing a biosystem composed of a constructed wetland (CW) followed by a pond. The wastewater was generated in a tourism house in a rural and mountainous context and passed through a septic tank before being diverted to a CW followed by a pond. A battery of ecotoxicological tests, comprising microalgae (Raphidocelis subcapitata), macrophytes (Lemna minor), cladocerans (Daphnia magna), and bacteria (Aliivibrio fischeri), was used to assess the toxicity of the wastewater collected before and after the CW and the water of the pond. Physicochemical parameters (pH, conductivity, chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, phosphates, ammonium, and nitrate) were also determined. The CW was able to remove carbon and nutrients from the water with a concomitant reduction of its toxicity. This study, reinforced the added value of using toxicity tests as a complement to CW operational monitoring to validate the solution and to analyze possible readjustments that may be required to improve efficiency. This study lends further support to the claim that CWs can be a sustainable solution for treating small volumes of domestic wastewater in a rural context.MDPIVeritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica PortuguesaCalheiros, Cristina S. C.Castro, Paula M. L.Gavina, AnaPereira, Ruth2020-01-28T14:35:27Z20192019-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29371engCalheiros, C. S., Castro, P. M., Gavina, A., Pereira, R. (2019). Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands. Water, 11(12): 26232073-444110.3390/w1112262385076716291000507378600195info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-10-10T01:40:00Zoai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/29371Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:23:34.618977Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands
title Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands
spellingShingle Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands
Calheiros, Cristina S. C.
Tourism
Wastewater treatment
Constructed wetland
Phytoremediation
Toxicity
Aliivibrio fischeri
Raphidocelis subcapitata
Daphnia magna
Lemna minor
title_short Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands
title_full Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands
title_fullStr Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands
title_full_unstemmed Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands
title_sort Toxicity abatement of wastewaters from tourism units by constructed wetlands
author Calheiros, Cristina S. C.
author_facet Calheiros, Cristina S. C.
Castro, Paula M. L.
Gavina, Ana
Pereira, Ruth
author_role author
author2 Castro, Paula M. L.
Gavina, Ana
Pereira, Ruth
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Veritati - Repositório Institucional da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Calheiros, Cristina S. C.
Castro, Paula M. L.
Gavina, Ana
Pereira, Ruth
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Tourism
Wastewater treatment
Constructed wetland
Phytoremediation
Toxicity
Aliivibrio fischeri
Raphidocelis subcapitata
Daphnia magna
Lemna minor
topic Tourism
Wastewater treatment
Constructed wetland
Phytoremediation
Toxicity
Aliivibrio fischeri
Raphidocelis subcapitata
Daphnia magna
Lemna minor
description The present research intended to investigate the toxicity abatement of domestic wastewater after passing a biosystem composed of a constructed wetland (CW) followed by a pond. The wastewater was generated in a tourism house in a rural and mountainous context and passed through a septic tank before being diverted to a CW followed by a pond. A battery of ecotoxicological tests, comprising microalgae (Raphidocelis subcapitata), macrophytes (Lemna minor), cladocerans (Daphnia magna), and bacteria (Aliivibrio fischeri), was used to assess the toxicity of the wastewater collected before and after the CW and the water of the pond. Physicochemical parameters (pH, conductivity, chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, phosphates, ammonium, and nitrate) were also determined. The CW was able to remove carbon and nutrients from the water with a concomitant reduction of its toxicity. This study, reinforced the added value of using toxicity tests as a complement to CW operational monitoring to validate the solution and to analyze possible readjustments that may be required to improve efficiency. This study lends further support to the claim that CWs can be a sustainable solution for treating small volumes of domestic wastewater in a rural context.
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