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Yang L, Shen K, Xu X, Xiao D, Cao H, Lin Y, Zheng X, Zhao M, Han W. Adding Corbicula fluminea altered the effect of plant species diversity on greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen removal from constructed wetlands in the low-temperature season. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 907:168092. [PMID: 37879465 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Plant species diversity is crucial in greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen removal from constructed wetlands (CWs). However, previous studies have overlooked the impact of benthos on cumulative greenhouse gas emissions during the low-temperature season in CWs. In this study, we established 66 vertical flow CWs with three levels of species richness (1, 2, and 4 species) and eleven species compositions. The Corbicula fluminea was added or not added at each diversity level and monitored greenhouse gas emissions and effluent nitrogen concentration. Our findings indicated that (1) in microcosms without C. fluminea, high species richness significantly increased effluent nitrogen concentrations (NO3--N, NH4+-N, and TIN), but plant species richness did not affect cumulative CH4, N2O, and CO2 emissions. The presence of Hemerocallis fulva significantly increased cumulative CO2 emissions, while the presence of Iris tectorum significantly increased effluent nitrogen (NO3--N and TIN) concentrations and cumulative N2O emissions; (2) in microcosms with C. fluminea, the lowest cumulative CH4 emissions occurred when there were two species, but plant species richness did not affect cumulative CO2 and N2O emissions. The presence of H. fulva significantly increased cumulative CH4 emissions, while the presence of Reineckea carnea significantly increased effluent nitrogen (NO3--N, NH4+- N, TIN) concentrations; (3) at the same diversity level, the addition of C. fluminea significantly increased cumulative CH4 and N2O emissions, as well as effluent nitrogen concentrations. These results demonstrate that C. fluminea alters the effect of plant species diversity on cumulative greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen removal from CWs during the low-temperature season. We recommend using a two-species mixture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, we caution against using plant compositions with H. fulva or I. tectorum for effective wastewater treatment and greenhouse gas reduction in CWs.
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- Luping Yang
- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ecological Treatment Technology of Urban Water Pollution, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China; Institute for Eco-environmental Research of Sanyang Wetland, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ecological Treatment Technology of Urban Water Pollution, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China; Institute for Eco-environmental Research of Sanyang Wetland, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ecological Treatment Technology of Urban Water Pollution, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China; Institute for Eco-environmental Research of Sanyang Wetland, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ecological Treatment Technology of Urban Water Pollution, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, People's Republic of China; Institute for Eco-environmental Research of Sanyang Wetland, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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Mosquera-Romero S, Ntagia E, Rousseau DP, Esteve-Núñez A, Prévoteau A. Water treatment and reclamation by implementing electrochemical systems with constructed wetlands. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 16:100265. [PMID: 37101565 PMCID: PMC10123341 DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Seasonal or permanent water scarcity in off-grid communities can be alleviated by recycling water in decentralized wastewater treatment systems. Nature-based solutions, such as constructed wetlands (CWs), have become popular solutions for sanitation in remote locations. Although typical CWs can efficiently remove solids and organics to meet water reuse standards, polishing remains necessary for other parameters, such as pathogens, nutrients, and recalcitrant pollutants. Different CW designs and CWs coupled with electrochemical technologies have been proposed to improve treatment efficiency. Electrochemical systems (ECs) have been either implemented within the CW bed (ECin-CW) or as a stage in a sequential treatment (CW + EC). A large body of literature has focused on ECin-CW, and multiple scaled-up systems have recently been successfully implemented, primarily to remove recalcitrant organics. Conversely, only a few reports have explored the opportunity to polish CW effluents in a downstream electrochemical module for the electro-oxidation of micropollutants or electro-disinfection of pathogens to meet more stringent water reuse standards. This paper aims to critically review the opportunities, challenges, and future research directions of the different couplings of CW with EC as a decentralized technology for water treatment and recovery.
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- Suanny Mosquera-Romero
- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium
- ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, BOX9050, Ecuador
- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B, B-8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
- Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource Recovery (CAPTURE), Frieda Saeysstraat 1, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium
- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, PROSE, 92160, Antony, France
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B, B-8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Universidad de Alcalá, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium
- Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource Recovery (CAPTURE), Frieda Saeysstraat 1, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Balakrishnan A, Jacob MM, Senthil Kumar P, Kapoor A, Ponnuchamy M, Sivaraman P, Sillanpää M. Strategies for safe management of hospital wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : IJEST 2023; 20:1-16. [PMID: 36817164 PMCID: PMC9925218 DOI: 10.1007/s13762-023-04803-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Management of hospital wastewater is a challenging task, particularly during the situations like coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The hospital effluent streams are likely to contain many known and unknown contaminants including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) along with a variety of pollutants arising from pharmaceuticals, life-style chemicals, drugs, radioactive species, and human excreta from the patients. The effluents are a mixed bag of contaminants with some of them capable of infecting through contact. Hence, it is essential to identify appropriate treatment strategies for hospital waste streams. In this work, various pollutants emerging in the context of COVID-19 are examined. A methodical review is conducted on the occurrence and disinfection methods of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. An emphasis is given to the necessity of addressing the challenges of handling hospital effluents dynamically involved during the pandemic scenario to ensure human and environmental safety. A comparative evaluation of disinfection strategies makes it evident that the non-contact methods like ultraviolet irradiation, hydrogen peroxide vapor, and preventive approaches such as the usage of antimicrobial surface coating offer promise in reducing the chance of disease transmission. These methods are also highly efficient in comparison with other strategies. Chemical disinfection strategies such as chlorination may lead to further disinfection byproducts, complicating the treatment processes. An overall analysis of various disinfection methods is presented here, including developing methods such as membrane technologies, highlighting the merits and demerits of each of these processes. Finally, the wastewater surveillance adopted during the COVID-19 outbreak is discussed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13762-023-04803-1.
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- A. Balakrishnan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha 769008 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai 603203 India
- Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai 603203 India
- School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering and Food Technology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, 140413 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203 India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia
- School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), NO. 2006, Xiyuan Ave., West High-Tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan 611731 People’s Republic of China
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Balakrishnan A, Sillanpää M, Jacob MM, Vo DVN. Metformin as an emerging concern in wastewater: Occurrence, analysis and treatment methods. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 213:113613. [PMID: 35697083 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Metformin is a wonder drug used as an anti-hypoglycemic medication; it is also used as a cancer suppression medicament. Metformin is a first line of drug choice used by doctors for patients with type 2 diabetes. It is used worldwide where the drug's application varies from an anti-hypoglycemic medication to cancer oppression and as a weight loss treatment drug. Due to its wide range of usage, metformin and its byproducts are found in waste water and receiving aquatic environment. This leads to the accumulation of metformin in living beings and the environment where excess concentration levels can lead to ailments such as lactic acidosis or vitamin B12 deficiency. This drug could become of future water treatment concerns with its tons of production per year and vast usage. As a result of continuous occurrence of metformin has demanded the need of implementing and adopting different strategies to save the aquatic systems and the exposure to metformin. This review discuss the various methods for the elimination of metformin from wastewater. Along with that, the properties, occurrence, and health and environmental impacts of metformin are addressed. The different analytical methods for the detection of metformin are also explained. The main findings are discussed with respect to the management of metformin as an emerging contaminants and the major recommendations are discussed to understand the major research gaps.
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- Akash Balakrishnan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa; Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; International Research Centre of Nanotechnology for Himalayan Sustainability (IRCNHS), Shoolini University, Solan, 173212, Himachal Pradesh, India; Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Norrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India.
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- Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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Oliveira GA, Machado ÊL, Knoll RS, Dell'Osbel N, Colares GS, Rodrigues LR. Combined system for wastewater treatment: ozonization and coagulation via tannin-based agent for harvesting microalgae by dissolved air flotation. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2022; 43:1370-1380. [PMID: 32985355 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1830181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study evaluated the performance of urban wastewater treatment in pilot-plant by an integrated system consisting of anaerobic reactor, microalgae cultivation, Venturi tube ozone recirculation, coagulation/flocculation with tannin-based agent natural coagulant, and dissolved air flotation (DAF). Ozone concentrations (without ozone, 0.13 and 0.25 mg O3/mg of biomass) and tannin dosages (65, 85 and 105 mg/L) were evaluated regarding microalgae separation and their influences on wastewater treatment performance. During the experiments, it was verified that the treatment efficiency increased when ozone was applied and with higher tannin dosages. The best results were found with 0.13 mg O3/mg of biomass and 105 mg/L of tannin, obtaining excellent removal of turbidity removal (99.4%), apparent colour at 420 nm (94.5%), TN (83.2%), N-NH3 (100%), TOC (86.8%), BOD5 (86.5%) and COD (100%), 47.6% reduction in electric conductivity, 46.1% in TDS, 66.4% TP removal for the integrated system and 84% microalgae biomass recovery were obtained. Our results showed that the system proved to be a viable alternative for the treatment of urban wastewater and the recovery of microalgae through the insertion of ozone via Venturi tube combined with tannin-based agent.
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- Gislayne Alves Oliveira
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Recursos Hídricos e Saneamento Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química e Física, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia, Arquitetura e Ciências Agrárias, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Tecnologias Ambientais, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Tecnologias Ambientais, Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Recursos Hídricos e Saneamento Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Rodrigues Mesquita TC, Pereira Rosa A, de Oliveira Santos TF, Carraro Borges A, Calijuri ML, de Paula Souza FM. Decentralized management of sewage using septic tanks and anaerobic filters and its potential to comply with required standards in a developing country: a case study in Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:50001-50016. [PMID: 33948842 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14172-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To investigate the feasibility of implementing decentralized sewage treatment systems aiming to meet environmental standards, the performance of three decentralized wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) comprising septic tanks and anaerobic filters (ST+AF) was evaluated. The ability of the WWTPs to comply with the provisions of the legislation and the technical literature was investigated by monitoring physical and chemical parameters at the entrance and exit of the WWTPs, from May 2017 to August 2018. Considering that factors such as operational routine, design of treatment systems, and the existence of pluvial contributions to the sewage network can influence the performance of WWTPs, an investigation of these factors was conducted. The results show that the ST+AF systems can meet the requirements of the legislation. The hypothesis raised in this study is that factors such as cleaning routine and dimensioning of the treatment units can influence the performance of the systems. The best performance was found in the WWTP submitted to frequent cleaning and whose ST dimensions were closest to those recommended by technical standards. The average annual efficiencies of removal of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) in this WWTP assumed values of 93 and 89%, while its solid effluents presented concentrations 82% below the limit established in legislation. Finally, no rainwater contributions were found in the WWTPs, which may be associated with the use of short collection networks in decentralized systems.
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- Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, 36.570-000, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, 36.570-000, Brazil
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- Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs, s/n, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, 36.570-000, Brazil
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- Environmental Engineering at Serviço Autônomo de Água e Esgoto (SAAE), Dr. Horta Street, 75, Center, Viçosa, 36.570-000, Brazil
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The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Implementation of Circular Economy in Latin America. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13179805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Circular economy (CE) describes a sustainable alternative approach to the current linear economy system. It is a growing topic among scholars, practitioners, and decisionmakers; it encompasses several concepts related to sustainability and requires the synergy of multiple actors for success, including higher education institutions (HEIs) as one of the most relevant ones. Current CE is based mostly on experiences in Global North developed countries, where the concept has gained great attention and has already influenced policies and strategies. However, CE in Latin American countries (LA countries) have not yet received such attention. Thus, some “unique problems” may remain unattended, and efforts to attain a CE are more likely to fail. Likewise, the study shows how the role of HEIs in CE in LA countries has not yet been fully explored, as the literature on this topic is scarce. This paper aims to address the main research question: what is the role of HEIs in the transition to a CE in Latin American countries? For this, a two-fold methodology was performed: (i) a systematic review which allows understanding of the trends of CE research in LA and the extent of the HEIs involvement; and (ii) a narrative review, which provides insights into the state of the art of CE research (gaps, drivers, and barriers) in LA countries and how this relates to HEIs. This approach drew implications for the role of HEIs in the implementation of CE in LA countries. HEIs are key actors in this transition, contributing in several ways to the CE by collaborating with industry, assisting policy makers, building human and intellectual capital, supporting community engagement projects, influencing campus culture, linking with international CE networks, and promoting an inclusive CE discourse. This research contributes to the CE body of knowledge from a Latin-American Global South perspective by discussing the factors that aim to define the role of HEIs in the CE transition in LA countries.
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Colares GS, Dell'Osbel N, Barbosa CV, Lutterbeck C, Oliveira GA, Rodrigues LR, Bergmann CP, Lopez DR, Rodriguez AL, Vymazal J, Machado EL. Floating treatment wetlands integrated with microbial fuel cell for the treatment of urban wastewaters and bioenergy generation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 766:142474. [PMID: 33071144 PMCID: PMC7513814 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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The objective of the present study was to develop a combined system composed of anaerobic biofilter (AF) and floating treatment wetlands (FTW) coupled with microbial fuel cells (MFC) in the buoyant support for treating wastewater from a university campus and generate bioelectricity. The raw wastewater was pumped to a 1450 L tank, operated in batch flow and filled with plastic conduits. The second treatment stage was composed of a 1000 L FTW box with a 200 L plastic drum inside (acting as settler in the entrance) and vegetated with mixed ornamental plants species floating in a polyurethane support fed once a week with 700 L of wastewater. In the plant roots, graphite rods were placed to act as cathodes, while on the bottom of the box 40 graphite sticks inside a plastic hose with a stainless-steel cable acting as the anode chamber. Open circuit voltages were daily measured for 6 weeks, and later as closed circuit with the connection of 1000 Ω resistors. Plant harvestings were conducted, in which biomass production and plant uptake from each of the species were measured. On average, system was efficient in reducing BOD5 (55.1%), COD (71.4%), turbidity (90.9%) and total coliforms (99.9%), but presented low efficiencies regarding total N (8.4%) and total P (11.4%). Concerning bioenergy generation, voltage peaks and maximum power density were observed on the feeding day, reaching 225 mV and 0.93 mW/m2, respectively, and in general decaying over the 7 days. In addition, plant species with larger root development presented higher voltage values than plants with the smaller root systems, possible because of oxygen release. Therefore, the combined system presented potential of treating wastewater and generating energy by integrating FTW and MFC, but further studies should investigate the FTW-MFC combination in order to improve its treatment performance and maximize energy generation.
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- Gustavo Stolzenberg Colares
- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Environmental Engineering Program, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av, Bento Gonçalves, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av, Bento Gonçalves, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av, Bento Gonçalves, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Faculty of Environmental Science, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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Nsenga Kumwimba M, Batool A, Li X. How to enhance the purification performance of traditional floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) at low temperatures: Strengthening strategies. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 766:142608. [PMID: 33082049 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Pollution of freshwaters poses a major threat to water quality and human health and thus, nutrients have been targeted for mitigation. One such control measure is floating treatment wetlands (FTWs), which are designed to employ vigorous macrophytes above the water surface and extensive plant root system below the water surface to increase plant uptake of nutrients. The efficacy of FTWs in purifying different water systems has been widely studied and reviewed, but most studies have been performed in warm periods when FTW macrophytes are actively growing. In low-temperature conditions, the metabolic processes of macrophytes and microbial activity are usually weakened or reduced by the winter months and are not actively assimilating pollutants. These circumstances hamper the purification ability of FTWs to perform as designed. Furthermore, decayed macrophytes could release pollutants into the water column. Hence, this paper aimed to systematically summarize strategies for use of enhanced FTWs in eutrophic water improvement at low temperature and identify future directions to be addressed in intensifying FTW performance in low-temperature conditions. Low-temperature FTW show variable nutrient removal efficiencies ranging from 22% to 98%. Current amendments to enhance FTW purification performance, ranging from direct strategies for internal components to indirect enhancement of external operation environments encourage the FTW efficacy to some extent. However, the sustainability and sufficiency of water purification efficiency remain a great challenge. Keeping in mind the need for optimizing the FTW components and dealing with high organic and inorganic chemicals, future research should be carried out at the large field-scale and focus on macrophyte- benthos- microorganism synergistic enhancement, breeding of cold-tolerant macrophytes, and combination of FTWs with many strategies, as well as rational design and operational approaches under cold conditions.
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- Mathieu Nsenga Kumwimba
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Shen S, Li X, Cheng F, Zha X, Lu X. Review: recent developments of substrates for nitrogen and phosphorus removal in CWs treating municipal wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:29837-29855. [PMID: 32472508 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08808-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Substrates are the main factor influencing the performance of constructed wetlands (CWs), and especially play an important role in enhancing the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from CWs. In the recent 10 years, based on the investigation of emerged substrates used in CWs, this paper summarizes the removal efficiency and mechanism of nitrogen and phosphorus by a single substrate in detail. The simultaneous removal efficiency of nitrogen and phosphorus by different combined substrates is emphatically analyzed. Among them, the reuse of industrial and agricultural wastes as water treatment substrates is recommended due to the efficient pollutant removal efficiency and the principle of waste minimization, also more studies on the environmental impact and risk assessment of the application, and the subsequent disposal of saturated substrates are needed. This work serves as a basis for future screening and development of substrates utilized in CWs, which is helpful to enhance the synchronous removal of nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as improve the sustainability of substrates and CWs. Moreover, further studies on the interaction between different types of substrates in the wetland system are desperately needed.
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- Shuting Shen
- School of Energy & Environment, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Rd, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- ERC Taihu Lake Water Environment Wuxi, 99 Linghu Rd, Wuxi, 214135, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy & Environment, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Rd, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- ERC Taihu Lake Water Environment Wuxi, 99 Linghu Rd, Wuxi, 214135, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy & Environment, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Rd, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- ERC Taihu Lake Water Environment Wuxi, 99 Linghu Rd, Wuxi, 214135, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy & Environment, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Rd, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
- ERC Taihu Lake Water Environment Wuxi, 99 Linghu Rd, Wuxi, 214135, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy & Environment, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Rd, Nanjing, 210096, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
- ERC Taihu Lake Water Environment Wuxi, 99 Linghu Rd, Wuxi, 214135, People's Republic of China.
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Colares GS, Dell'Osbel N, Wiesel PG, Oliveira GA, Lemos PHZ, da Silva FP, Lutterbeck CA, Kist LT, Machado ÊL. Floating treatment wetlands: A review and bibliometric analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 714:136776. [PMID: 31991269 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) have attained tremendous popularity for water purification purposes. Through this phyto-technology, naturally occurring macrophytes are allowed to grow on the water surface on a buoyant raft or a rigid support, keeping the plant roots permanently in contact with the water and removing pollutants via several processes. The objective of this study was to review studies that have developed FTWs and to perform a bibliometric analysis using three keywords: "Floating", "Treatment" and "Wetlands". From bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software and the Web of Science database, it was possible to verify the number of publications over the years and the countries and authors with the most published articles on these systems and other related terms. Subsequently, a review was performed on the main mechanisms of pollutant removal by FTWs as well as experiences and recommendations for major design and operating aspects for their application, such as water depth, hydraulic retention time (HRT), floating mat, water surface coverage, artificial aeration, plant selection and pruning or harvesting. It was verified that FTWs are a potential technology for treating several wastewater types and water remediation under different conditions. Even with the increasing number of publications in recent years, many design and operation aspects related to system performance still demand more research in order to better understand the relations between macrophytes and other pollutant removal mechanisms and to thereby improve the treatment efficiency of FTW systems.
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- Gustavo S Colares
- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av, Bento Gonçalves, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Industrial Chemistry Program, Chemistry Department, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Environmental Technology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC), Avenida Independência, 2293, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul 96815-900, Brazil.
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