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Title (Primary) A meso-scale constructed wetland for the remediation of chlorobenzene contaminated groundwater
Title (Secondary) Bringing groundwater quality research to the watershed scale (GQ2004 International conference of groundwater quality, Waterloo, Canada, 19-22 July 2004)
Author Kaschl, A.; Schultz, A.; Vogt, C.; Dorusch, F.; Popp, P.; Borsdorf, H. ORCID logo ; Küster, E. ORCID logo ; Kuschk, P.; Kästner, M.; Weiß, H. ORCID logo
Publisher Thomson, N.R.
Source Titel IAHS Publication
Year 2005
Department ISOBIO; BIOTOX; UMB; UBT; ANA; GWS; BIOREM
Volume 297
Page From 404
Page To 411
Language englisch
Keywords anaerobic–aerobic interface; Bitterfeld; constructed wetland; enhanced attenuation; Germany; microbial degradation; multi-level sampling; Phragmites; volatilization
UFZ inventory Leipzig - Bibliothek, Hauptlesesaal 00479011, 13-0583
Abstract

Rising groundwater levels in Bitterfeld, Germany, will transport organic contaminants near the ground surface in the future, so that the construction of near-natural wetlands may present an effective remediation approach. A 2 × 6 m pilot plant was built to investigate the fate of monochlorobenzene (MCB), one of the main pollutants at the site, in a wetland system. MCB concentrations were reduced from ~10–15 mg l-1 at the inlet to ~1–3 mg l-1 after passage through the soil filter. A zonation in the vertical and horizontal direction was apparent for MCB, sulfate, iron(II) and pH. Aerobic MCB-degrading microbial communities were enriched from the pilot plant and showed degradation of MCB in microcosms down to oxygen-limited conditions of 0.5 mg O2 l-1. Volatilization may also constitute a significant process as indicated by the results of active and passive gas sampling at the surface of the soil filter. Overall, constructed wetlands have a high potential for the remediation of chlorinated solvents, but more research is needed to move away from a black box approach and understand the relevant attenuation processes.

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Kaschl, A., Schultz, A., Vogt, C., Dorusch, F., Popp, P., Borsdorf, H., Küster, E., Kuschk, P., Kästner, M., Weiß, H. (2005):
A meso-scale constructed wetland for the remediation of chlorobenzene contaminated groundwater
In: Thomson, N.R. (ed.)
Bringing groundwater quality research to the watershed scale (GQ2004 International conference of groundwater quality, Waterloo, Canada, 19-22 July 2004)
IAHS Publ. 297
International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), Wallingford, Oxfordshire, p. 404 - 411