title: Pathogen removal from domestic and swine wastewater by experimental constructed wetlands.
abstract: This study examined the performance of subsurface flow horizontal wetlands in total coliforms, faecal coliforms, enterococci and Salmonella removal from swine and domestic wastewaters. The effects of organic loading rate, contact time (CT) and the presence of aquatic macrophytes, Typha dominguensis and Typha latifolia, on treatment performance were evaluated. In general, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total suspended solids (TSS) were reduced by 66 and 72% after 24 h and 75 and 84% after 48 h in domestic wastewaters, and 73 and 71% after 24 h and 72 and 78% after 48 h in swine wastewater. Total coliform and faecal coliform reductions of 70-83% and 65-78% were observed in the vegetated systems after 24 h of CT, while after 48 h, total coliform and faecal coliform reductions of 80-82% and 86-91% were noted.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, UADY, Av. Industrias No Contaminantes por Anillo Periférico Norte, Mérida Yucatán C.P. 97310, México.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giácoman-Vallejos
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, UADY, Av. Industrias No Contaminantes por Anillo Periférico Norte, Mérida Yucatán C.P. 97310, México.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ponce-Caballero
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering & Department of Chemical Engineering, Queen's University, 58 University Avenue, Kingston, Ontario K7M 9H7, Canada E-mail: champagn@queensu.ca.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Champagne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae; D005191:Family Characteristics; D013552:Swine; D032401:Typhaceae / Q000502:physiology; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D062065:Wastewater