Abstract
The issue of water pollution and demand for clean water access has become an increasing concern. Wastewater treatment technologies are of high importance to improve water quality and protect human health and ecosystems. Among biological technologies, constructed wetlands (CWs) and oxidation ponds (OPs) have been successfully applied in the treatment of various wastewater types such as domestic wastewater, landfill leachate, agricultural, and industrial effluents. This chapter aims to review advances in CWs and OPs in wastewater treatment. Advances in CWs including aerated wetlands, CWs coupled with microbial fuel cells, tidal flow CWs, and bacterial endophytes–augmented CWs are analyzed in the chapter. The chapter also summarizes advances in OPs, that is, aerated ponds, rock filters–based ponds, and advanced integrated wastewater pond systems. Moreover, applications of integrated wetland–pond systems for wastewater treatment are presented in the chapter. Finally, the challenges and prospects of CWs and OPs are also evaluated.
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