Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Hot and Arid Climates

This edited book presents the first collection of case studies and research projects on the sustainable technology of constructed wetlands for wastewater management under hot and arid climates. It is the first such work that summarizes in a single reference the current international experiences and knowledge on the implementation of this nature-based solution under these diverse and often harsh climatic conditions. It covers the relevant gap in the fragmented and limited literature by providing integrated information and documentation on the feasibility of this green technology.

The book presents the treatment efficiency of constructed wetland facilities and the research output from 29 different countries across South America, Africa, Asia and Oceania, while it covers various applications such as domestic and municipal wastewater, various industrial effluents and municipal sludge. Many examples and case studies further demonstrate the potential of this technology to contributeto better address the issues of water scarcity and limited fresh water resources through circular management of treated effluents e.g. reuse in irrigation. It also discusses the various challenges and technical aspects that should be considered in such climates, along with the environmental, financial and social benefits of this technology.

This work is a useful handbook and guide for professional engineers, practitioners, academics, researchers, students, and water authorities who wish to get a better understanding and first-hand information on the potential of constructed wetlands for cost-effective and sustainable wastewater management in countries with hot and arid climates.

Summarizes experiences and knowledge of constructed wetland technology under harsh environments Showcases the feasibility of wetland technology in harsh environments through full-scale studies and research projects Demonstrates sustainable character and benefits wetland technology can bring to low-income regions with hot/dry climates

Autorentext
Dr Stefanakis is Assistant Professor at the School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal `Circular Economy and Sustainability , and of the Springer Book Series with the same title, as also Associate Editor in other journals. He is European Climate Pact Ambassador appointed by the European Commission. He is an Environmental Engineer and Researcher focusing on water engineering, specifically on nature-based solutions and ecological engineering. He also studies the content and realization of circular economy across different sectors. He has designed, managed, and built several constructed wetlands facilities for wastewater management around the world. In the past, he worked as Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Brighton (UK), the University of Beira Interior (Portugal), the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research UFZ (Germany), and the Democritus University of Thrace (Greece). He has also been employed by a Greek and a German multinational company as professional engineer.
His publication record includes 42 articles in scientific journals, more than 50 papers in scientific conferences, 4 books and several book chapters.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Constructed wetlands as a green and sustainable technology for domestic wastewater treatment under the arid climate of rural areas in Morocco (Laila Mandi).- Chapter 2. Efficiency of constructed wetlands and wastewater stabilization ponds for wastewater treatment in northern Algerian Sahara (Khaled Bouchama) .- Chapter 3. A review of constructed wetlands types and plants used for wastewater treatment in Egypt (Mohamed S. Gaballah).- Chapter 4. Two decades of experience on Nature-Based Solutions for wastewater treatment in Egypt, Palestine and Tunisia (F. Masi).- Chapter 5. Constructed Wetlands for wastewater management in Egypt: an overview of 30-years experiences in small / medium-size treatment plants (Hussein I. Abdel-Shafy).- Chapter 6. Constructed wetland as an efficient technology for the treatment of urban/industrial wastewater in the arid regions: Morocco as a model (Ayoub El Ghadraoui).- Chapter 7. Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands for horticulture wastewater treatment under a hot climate in Ethiopia (Frank van DIEN).- Chapter 8. Constructed Wetlands in a community setting in Mombasa, Kenya (Sarah den Haring).- Chapter 9. Performance of Constructed Wetlands in a hot tropical climate: the case of Tanzania (Jamidu H.Y. Katima).- Chapter 10. Constructed wetlands lessons from Israel, Jordan and Palestine: the effect of plants and filter media on CW performance (Hassan Azaizeh).- Chapter 11. Performance of decentralized Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands for reuse in agricultural irrigation in Jordan: enhancing nitrogen removal (Ghaida Abdallat).- Chapter 12. Constructed wetlands for sustainable wastewater treatment in Oman: experiences from research and case studies (Alexandros I. Stefanakis).- Chapter 13. Constructed Wetlands for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Case Studies from Pakistan (Atif Mustafa).- Chapter 14. Constructed wetland case studies for municipal and glass industry wastewater treatment in Iran (Amir Gholipour).- Chapter 15. Research and case studies of Sludge Treatment Wetlands in hot and arid climates: experiences and opportunities for sustainable sludge management (Alexandros I. Stefanakis).- Chapter 16. Full-scale experiences of arid and semi-1 arid land-based decentralized constructed wetlands in India and China (Meera Keraliya).- Chapter 17. Performance assessment of Constructed Wetland in a semi-arid region in India employing SWOT analysis (Kirti Avishek).- Chapter 18. Novel media and unit configurations in advanced Constructed Wetlands: case studies under hot climate in Thailand (Thammarat Koottatep).- Chapter 19. Treatment Wetlands in Atacama 1 Desert, Chile: experiences and lesson learnt from wastewater treatment and reuse (Ismael Vera-Puerto).- Chapter 20. Wastewater Gardens systems in Yucatan, Mexico; northwest Australia; northern Algeria and southern Iraq (Mark Nelson).- Chapter 21. Selected Constructed Wetlands case studies in Africa, Asian and Latin American countries (M.A. El-Khateeb).