Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high-loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate

Performance of a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland system for treatment of wastewater spiked with high-loaded ibuprofen (IBP) over 342 days under tropical climate was studied. The system consisted of a planted bed with Typha angustifolia and an unplanted bed, showing high removal effici...

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Main Author: Li, Yifei
Other Authors: Tan Soon Keat
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/65739
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description Performance of a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland system for treatment of wastewater spiked with high-loaded ibuprofen (IBP) over 342 days under tropical climate was studied. The system consisted of a planted bed with Typha angustifolia and an unplanted bed, showing high removal efficiencies of COD, NH4+-N, TP and IBP. Typha angustifolia positively influenced the removal of NH4+-N, TP and IBP and indicated a uniform role in uptake and accumulation of IBP. Detection of IBP metabolites including carboxylic acid ibuprofen, 2-hydroxy ibuprofen, and 1-hydroxy ibuprofen in water and leaf tissues demonstrated the plant uptake and microbial degradation of IBP. The bacterial diversity and evenness in wetlands implied the stronger resistance of bacterial communities in the planted bed to the high loading. Some sulfate-reducing bacteria were most possibly responsible for the microbial biodegradation of IBP, such as Cytophaga sp., Sphingobacteriales, and Cytophagales in the planted bed, while Cytophaga sp. and Desulfobacterium sp. in the unplanted bed.
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spelling ntu-10356/657392023-03-03T19:22:40Z Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high-loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate Li, Yifei Tan Soon Keat School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering Performance of a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland system for treatment of wastewater spiked with high-loaded ibuprofen (IBP) over 342 days under tropical climate was studied. The system consisted of a planted bed with Typha angustifolia and an unplanted bed, showing high removal efficiencies of COD, NH4+-N, TP and IBP. Typha angustifolia positively influenced the removal of NH4+-N, TP and IBP and indicated a uniform role in uptake and accumulation of IBP. Detection of IBP metabolites including carboxylic acid ibuprofen, 2-hydroxy ibuprofen, and 1-hydroxy ibuprofen in water and leaf tissues demonstrated the plant uptake and microbial degradation of IBP. The bacterial diversity and evenness in wetlands implied the stronger resistance of bacterial communities in the planted bed to the high loading. Some sulfate-reducing bacteria were most possibly responsible for the microbial biodegradation of IBP, such as Cytophaga sp., Sphingobacteriales, and Cytophagales in the planted bed, while Cytophaga sp. and Desulfobacterium sp. in the unplanted bed. Doctor of Philosophy (CEE) 2015-12-10T09:07:43Z 2015-12-10T09:07:43Z 2015 2015 Thesis Li, Y. (2015). Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high-loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/65739 10.32657/10356/65739 en 183 p. application/pdf
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Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high-loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate
title Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high-loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate
title_full Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high-loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate
title_fullStr Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high-loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate
title_full_unstemmed Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high-loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate
title_short Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high-loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate
title_sort horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland for removal of high loaded ibuprofen from wastewater under tropical climate
topic DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering
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