Rethinking Intensification of Constructed Wetlands as a Green Eco-Technology for Wastewater Treatment

Wu et al., states that it's time to focus attention toward intensification strategy and urge a rethink on the future developments of CW technology. and raises the question to rethink about how it would be wise to further intensify the performance of CW systems but maintain their ancillary funct...

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Published in:Environmental science & technology 2018-02, Vol.52 (4), p.1693-1694
Main Authors: Wu, Shubiao, Lyu, Tao, Zhao, Yaqian, Vymazal, Jan, Arias, Carlos A, Brix, Hans
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amplification
Artificial wetlands
Clean technology
Design engineering
Ecosystems
Engineers
Technology
Wastewater treatment
Wetlands
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Summary:Wu et al., states that it's time to focus attention toward intensification strategy and urge a rethink on the future developments of CW technology. and raises the question to rethink about how it would be wise to further intensify the performance of CW systems but maintain their ancillary functions. They emphasizes the need to urge engineers and scientists to keep in mind one of the principles of ecological engineering in relation to constructed wetlands: 'do not over-engineer the system, design it with nature, not against it' and adds that CW must be a priority.
ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/acs.est.8b00010