Abstract
Effluent discharges from municipal, industrial, and agricultural activities constitute major sources of pollution on land and water bodies. During the 1990s, large-scale application of Constructed Wetlands (CWs) as a remediation option drew much attention globally from the public and green groups alike. The most common application of CWs is for flow management in river system and little is documented on using CWs for treating polluted river water. This article goes beyond constructed wetlands as a stand-alone methodology to propose an integrated remediation system incorporating constructed wetlands in Bucaramanga Industrial Park S.A., Santander (Colombia), which will form part of an innovation park. In addition to pollution abatement, the project is projected to provide other environmental benefits to the entire Oro River Sub-basin. Other benefits of the project include mitigation of environmental impacts, improvement in water quality, landscape amenity, as well as tourism and recreational benefits.
Highlights
The application of constructed wetlands (CWs) for wastewater treatment has gained significant acceptability in recent times in emerging economies as a result of their versatility, economic and environmental merits such as the provision of esthetic and recreational opportunities, wildlife habitats, walking routes, land pre-How to cite this paper: Ezeah, C., Reyes, C.A.R. and Gutiérrez, J.F.C. (2015) Constructed Wetland Systems as a Methodology for the Treatment of Wastewater in Bucaramanga Industrial Park
CWs are unique as compared with other wastewater treatment options because they use natural vegetation, microorganism and soil as key elements in the treatment process
Since CWs are increasingly becoming important as an alternative method of wastewater treatment, it has become even more imperative to further understand how they work so as to better design improvements and develop new systems for monitoring ecological recovery
Summary
The application of constructed wetlands (CWs) for wastewater treatment has gained significant acceptability in recent times in emerging economies as a result of their versatility, economic and environmental merits such as the provision of esthetic and recreational opportunities, wildlife habitats, walking routes, land pre-How to cite this paper: Ezeah, C., Reyes, C.A.R. and Gutiérrez, J.F.C. (2015) Constructed Wetland Systems as a Methodology for the Treatment of Wastewater in Bucaramanga Industrial Park. The application of constructed wetlands (CWs) for wastewater treatment has gained significant acceptability in recent times in emerging economies as a result of their versatility, economic and environmental merits such as the provision of esthetic and recreational opportunities, wildlife habitats, walking routes, land pre-. (2015) Constructed Wetland Systems as a Methodology for the Treatment of Wastewater in Bucaramanga Industrial Park. The technology of CWs is generally regarded as low-cost, operated and a viable alternative to conventional wastewater treatment systems. Constructed wetlands have been recognized as providing other benefits aside from drinking water supply purification such as wildlife conservation, fish and invertebrates breeding, erosion control, gene pools and diversity, energy generation, education and training, recreation, and reclamation [1]-[6]. Since CWs are increasingly becoming important as an alternative method of wastewater treatment, it has become even more imperative to further understand how they work so as to better design improvements and develop new systems for monitoring ecological recovery
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