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Performance Comparison of Different Constructed Wetlands Designs for the Removal of Personal Care Products

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  • Huma Ilyas

    (Institut de physique du globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
    Water Treatment and Management Consultancy, B.V., 2289 ED Rijswijk, The Netherlands)

  • Eric D. van Hullebusch

    (Institut de physique du globe de Paris, Université de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France)

Abstract

This research investigates the performance of four types of constructed wetlands (CWs): free water surface CW (FWSCW), horizontal flow CW (HFCW), vertical flow CW (VFCW), and hybrid CW (HCW) for the removal of 20 personal care products (PCPs), based on secondary data compiled for 137 CWs reported in 39 peer reviewed journal papers. In spite of considerable variation in the re-moval efficiency of PCPs, CWs prove to be a promising treatment technology. The average removal efficiency of 15 widely studied PCPs ranged from 9.0% to 84%. Although CWs effectively reduced the environmental risks caused by many PCPs, triclosan was still classified under high risk category based on effluent concentration. Five other PCPs were classified under medium risk category (triclocarban > methylparaben > galaxolide > oxybenzone > methyl dihydrojasmonate). In most of the examined PCPs, adsorption and/or sorption is the most common removal mechanism followed by biodegradation and plant uptake. The comparatively better performance of HCW followed by VFCW, HFCW, and FWSCW might be due to the co-existence of aerobic and anaerobic conditions, and longer hydraulic retention time enhancing the removal of PCPs (e.g., triclosan, methyl dihydro-jasmonate, galaxolide, tonalide, and oxybenzone), which are removed under both conditions and by adsorption/sorption processes.

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  • Huma Ilyas & Eric D. van Hullebusch, 2020. "Performance Comparison of Different Constructed Wetlands Designs for the Removal of Personal Care Products," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-23, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:9:p:3091-:d:351819
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    1. Yvelisse Pérez & Daniel García-Cortes & Antonio Torres-Valle & Ulises Jáuregui-Haza, 2023. "Risk Assessment of Domestic Wastewater Treatment System Based on Constructed Wetlands," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-24, November.

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