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Analysis of the relation between pollutant loading and water depth flowrate changes in a constructed wetland for agricultural nonpoint source pollution management
- Source :
- Ecological Engineering. 152:105841
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- When stormwater runoff flows into a constructed wetland, the water level changes inside, and the volume of the wetland changes accordingly. In this study, the relationship between pollutant removal and water depth flowrate changes was analyzed with velocity phase analysis, using the concepts of horizontal velocity and vertical velocity. A constructed wetland located in an agricultural area was used for the velocity phase analysis. Analysis results revealed that all four ponds and Phases I and III accounted for over 90% of the pollutant load. In particular, Phase III, where vertical and horizontal velocities were reduced, was responsible for approximately twice the load on average. The reason for the highest load in Phase III was due to the inflow of contaminants into the constructed wetland through the first flush effect occurred at the time when the flow rate decreased due to the difference in runoff strength. Therefore, it is necessary to maximize Phases I and III in the velocity phase when designing multi-stage wetlands to make the flow of water more natural. Furthermore, considering pollutant load levels, a design review is needed to expand the size of downstream wetlands, so that they can optimize water quality management functions.
- Subjects :
- Hydrology
Pollutant
geography
Environmental Engineering
geography.geographical_feature_category
Stormwater
First flush
Wetland
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Inflow
010501 environmental sciences
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
01 natural sciences
Water level
040103 agronomy & agriculture
Constructed wetland
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Environmental science
Surface runoff
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09258574
- Volume :
- 152
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Ecological Engineering
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........fa8848a41059355126923454be653cc9