Bamboo as an alternative to conventional wastewater treatment systems

Authors

  • Miguel Macário Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
  • Artur Saraiva Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Unidade de Investigação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5039-5686
  • Ericka Ferreira Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
  • Luís Filipe Ferreira Instituto Politécnico de Santarém
  • Margarida Oliveira Oliveira Oliveira Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Unidade de Investigação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Portugal Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida, Portugal http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2491-0669

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v8.i3.21341

Keywords:

Bamboo, COD, constructed wetlands, treatment efficiency, urban wastewater

Abstract

Bamboo is a fast-growing plant, with several uses in the daily lives of countries in the southern hemisphere, from urban buildings to everyday utensils, allowing its valorisation. However, its use in constructed wethlands to treat urban wastewater is still poorly studied. The main objective of the study was to design a low-cost wastewater treatment system, on a pilot scale. For this purpose, 5 beds with 1m2 were built, placed in a greenhouse under controlled temperature and humidity conditions, using two species of plants: Bambusa tuldoides and Phragmites australis. The beds were fed with synthetic wastewater, 0.32m3 / day, using a discharge system to control the liquid sheet in the bed. The treatment efficiency was evaluated based on the parameters referred to in the current legislation, revealing the positive performance of Bambusa tuldoides in the treatment of nitrogen and phosphorus.

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Published

2020-10-31

How to Cite

Macário, M., Saraiva, A., Ferreira, E., Ferreira, L. F., & Oliveira, M. O. O. (2020). Bamboo as an alternative to conventional wastewater treatment systems. Revista Da UI_IPSantarém, 8(3), 170–184. https://doi.org/10.25746/ruiips.v8.i3.21341

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2020): How can Agriculture position itself for a sustainable ecological transition?

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