Abstract
Natural manganese ore (NM) is selected as a distinguished constructed wetland (CW) substrate for nutrient pollutants removal,however, the study on municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent treatment remains scarce. The current study was to investigate the sorption characteristics of NM and the removal efficiency of ammonium and phosphorus from one WWTP effluent in a simulated vertical flow NM constructed wetland (NM-VFCW). Results indicated that NM could effectively sorb ammonium and phosphorus within 24 h, and the desorption ratio was less than 7%. The sorption of ammonium and phosphorus enhanced when increasing the particle size of NM, but was not sensitive with temperature. The removal efficiencies for ammonium and phosphorus were 65% and 76% in NM-VFCW, which were 61% and 31% in gravel VFCW. The much higher removal efficiency for phosphorus was mainly attributed to the precipitation of phosphorus which was identified by the SEM and EDS spectrum. Therefore, the manganese ore sand is highlighted as a powerful substrate for simultaneous advanced removal of phosphorus and ammonium in constructed wetland systems.
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