Abstract
China's aquatic environment continues to face several difficulties. Ecological constructed wetland systems (CWs) can be used to treat polluted saline water to alleviate water shortages regionally and globally. However, the performance is limited by low temperatures. To expand the use of CWs, we introduced a slag-sponge, a flaky material derived from alkaline waste slag, to create a newly constructed wetland system that can operate at both low and high temperatures. We evaluated its effectiveness by placing it at different heights in our devices. The results showed that the treatment was effective for saline wastewater with multiple contaminants. The efficiency was 20% higher than that of traditional CWs. Slag-sponges were found to carry pore structures and exhibit thermal insulation, which led to the enrichment of functional microbial communities (Chryseobacterium and Exiguerium) at low temperatures according to the microbial species analysis. The enhanced CWs offer another option for the treatment of polluted saline water in the environment and provide promising strategies for the utilization of waste slag.
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