Natural and constructed wetlands : nutrients, heavy metals and energy cycling, and flow /: nutrients, heavy metals and energy cycling, and flow. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jan Vymazal, editor.
• Other Names: Vymazal, Jan; International Workshop on Nutrient Cycling and Retention in Natural and Constructed Wetlands, 9th
• Contents: Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Effects of€Human Activity on€the€Processing of€Nitrogen in€Riparian Wetlands: Implications for€Watershed Water Quality; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Methods; 1.2.1 Wetland Study Sites; 1.2.2 Quantifying Anthropogenic Activity Surrounding Wetland Study Sites; 1.2.3 Field and€Laboratory Measurements; 1.2.3.1 Nitrogen Pools; 1.2.3.2 Soil Accretion and€Carbon Pools; 1.2.3.3 Hydrologic Metrics; 1.2.3.4 Data Analysis; 1.3 Results; 1.3.1 Nitrogen and€Carbon (Soil Properties Important to€N Cycling); 1.3.2 Hydrology; 1.4 Summary and€Conclusions; References. Chapter 2: Nutrients Tracking and€Removal in€Constructed Wetlands Treating Catchment Runoff in€Norway2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Methods; 2.2.1 Phosphorus Losses from€Rural Catchments; 2.2.2 Phosphorus Losses from€On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems; 2.2.3 Case Study; 2.2.3.1 Site Description; 2.2.3.2 Wetland Design; 2.2.3.3 Source Tracking and€Distribution of€Pollutants Through€the€Seasons; 2.3 Results and€Discussion; 2.3.1 Phosphorus Losses from€the€Catchments; 2.3.1.1 Phosphorus Losses from€On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems; 2.3.2 Case Study. 2.3.2.1 Effect of€the€Constructed Wetland in€the€Gryteland Stream2.3.2.2 Faecal Contamination in€the€Catchment; 2.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Performance of€Constructed Wetlands Treating Domestic Wastewater in€Norway Over a€Quarter of€a€Century€- Options for€Nutrient Removal and€Recycling; 3.1 The State of€the€Art in€a€Nutshell; 3.2 General Characteristics and€Design Principles; 3.2.1 Septic Tank; 3.2.2 Pre-filter/Biofilter; 3.2.3 Constructed Filter/Wetland Bed; 3.2.4 Filter Media; 3.3 Overall Treatment Performance; 3.4 Recycling Options for€Filter Media; 3.5 Conclusions; References. Chapter 4: Decomposition of€Phragmites australis in€Relation to€Depth of€Flooding4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Materials and€Methods; 4.3 Results and€Discussion; 4.3.1 Water Chemistry and€Water Depth; 4.3.2 Decomposition of€Various Plant Parts; 4.3.3 Decomposition in€Relation to€Water Depth; 4.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Distribution of€Phosphorus and€Nitrogen in€Phragmites australis Aboveground Biomass; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Materials and€Methods; 5.3 Results and€Discussion; 5.3.1 Distribution of€Aboveground Biomass of€P. australis Between€Stems and€Leaves. 5.3.2 Distribution of€Phosphorus in€Aboveground Biomass5.3.3 Distribution of€Nitrogen in€Aboveground Biomass; 5.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: How Many Samples?! Assessing the€Mean of€Parameters Important for€Denitrification in€High and€Low Disturbance Headwater Wetlands of€Central Pennsylvania; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Methods; 6.2.1 Sites; 6.2.2 Water Quality Analysis; 6.2.3 Monte Carlo Analysis and€Statistical Analyses; 6.2.4 Literature Review; 6.3 Results; 6.4 Discussion; 6.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Indirect and€Direct Thermodynamic Effects of€Wetland Ecosystems on€Climate.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 577.68; 570; Life sciences; Wetlands; Wetland ecology; Nutrient cycles; NATURE -- Ecology; NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness; SCIENCE -- Environmental Science; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Nutrient cycles; Wetland ecology; Wetlands; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Water supply & treatment; Applied Ecology; Endangered ecosystems; Environmental pollution; Applied ecology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319389271; 3319389270
• Related ISBNs: 9783319389264; 3319389262
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