Design Approach for Sub-surface Flow Constructed Wetlands

Authors

  • Anish Ghimire General Secretary of Environment Management and Research Organization (EMRO), an NGO based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Ajay Kumar KC Treasurer of the Kathmandu-based NGO ‘Environment Management and Research Organization’ (EMRO)
  • Bijay Thapa President of Environment Management and Research Organization (EMRO), a NGO based in Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/hn.v10i0.7102

Keywords:

Constructed wetlands, wastewater treatment, subsurface flow, kinetic parameters, Nepal

Abstract

Constructed Wetlands are an engineered wastewater treatment system that tries to mimic the natural biological, physical and chemical processes to treat wastewater. It is emerging as a cost-effective decentralized wastewater treatment solution in the communities where there is availability of inexpensive lands and lack of skilled operators. Different design approaches have been followed and design parameters based on different literatures have been chosen to design a Sub-surface Flow Constructed Wetlands. A simplified design approach well suited to climatic needs to be developed to maintain the cost effectiveness of the system. The kinetic parameters involved in the treatment should be selected properly in order to get the effective design of the system.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v10i0.7102

Hydro Nepal Vol.10 January 2012 42-47

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Published

2012-12-05

How to Cite

Ghimire, A., KC, A. K., & Thapa, B. (2012). Design Approach for Sub-surface Flow Constructed Wetlands. Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment, 10, 42–47. https://doi.org/10.3126/hn.v10i0.7102

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