Other Past Issues:
- Water Projects Writ LargeVolume 7, Number 5
- Endangered SpeciesVolume 7, Number 4
- Aquifer Recharge, Storage, and RecoveryVolume 7, Number 3
- Too Much SaltVolume 7, Number 2
- EvapotranspirationVolume 7, Number 1
- Invasive SpeciesVolume 6, Number 6
- Water-Energy Nexus Volume 6, Number 5
- Forensic Hydrology Volume 6, Number 4
- Can We Have It All? Volume 6, Number 3
- Cloud Seeding Volume 6, Number 2
- Inconvenient Hydrology? Volume 6, Number 1
- Disinfection Byproducts Volume 5, Number 6
- Rural Water Volume 5, Number 5
- Decision Support Systems Volume 5, Number 4
- Dealing With Data Volume 5, Number 3
- Aging Infrastructure Volume 5, Number 2
- Constructed Wetlands Volume 5, Number 1
- Produced Water Volume 4, Number 6
- Border Crossing Volume 4, Number 5
- 21st Century Agriculture Volume 4, Number 4
- Remote Sensing of Hydrologic Parameters Volume 4, Number 3
- Drought Along the Colorado River Volume 4, Number 2
- Sustainability in an Era of Limits Volume 4, Number 1
- Waterborne Pathogens Volume 3, Number 6
- Watersheds on Fire Volume 3, Number 5
- Management of Terminal Lakes Volume 3, Number 4
- GIS Applications in Hydrology Volume 3, Number 3
- Water as a Commodity Volume 3, Number 2
- The Re-emergence of the Colorado River Delta Volume 3, Number 1
- PPCPs in Our Waters Volume 2, Number 6
- Remote Data Acquisition Volume 2, Number 5
- Groundwater/Surface Water: Managed or Litigated? Volume 2, Number 4
- Desalination Volume 2, Number 3
- Riparian Restoration Volume 2, Number 2
- Tracking Groundwater with Isotopes Volume 2, Number 1
- Natural Resources Damage Assessments Volume 1, Number 4
- The Hydrology of Mine Pit Lakes Volume 1, Number 3
- Climate Variability and Water Resources Planning Volume 1, Number 2
- Arsenic in Drinking Water Volume 1, Number 1
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Constructed Wetlands
| Volume 5 Number 1 |
January/February 2006 |
The concept of using constructed wetlands for water treatment arose from observations of natural wetlands’ ability to remove contaminants from the watershed. In both systems, biological, physical, and chemical processes that reduce contaminants occur—including settling, microbial oxidation, anaerobic decomposition, denitrification, adsorption, and precipitation. This issue’s feature articles describe a broad range of contaminants being treated by constructed wetlands, the suitability of different types of wetlands for different situations, and, importantly for both public relations and public health, how to keep the mosquitoes at bay.
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