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Outﬂow dynamics in a french system of vertical wetlands operating with an extended feeding cycle
(2019) De andrade Moraes, Mirene Augusta; García Zumalacarregui, Jorge Alejandro; Trein, Camila Maria; Ferreira, Vinícius Verna; Von sperling, Marcos
The possibility of using the ﬁrst stage of the French System (FS) of vertical wetlands composed of only two units in parallel requires hydraulic investigations to allow a better understanding of its operation under tropical climatic environments. This study evaluated the pattern of the outﬂow hydrograph along an extended cycle of operation (seven days of feeding) and the inﬂuence of the sludge deposit, rainfall occurrence and duration of pulse application on the outﬂow hydrograph in a modiﬁed full-scale FS in Brazil. The results indicated that, as the feeding cycle days increased, there was an increase in the time of ﬁltration and the internal storage of the liquid volume, probably due to a reduction in the ﬁlter permeability. Greater hydraulic gradient favoured the inﬁltration velocity, decreased the amount of liquid stored within the system, and delayed the loss of permeability. The sludge layer contributed to a momentary liquid retention, and also allowed greater evapotranspiration, reducing the liquid volume to be treated. The sludge deposit seemed to hinder the liquid percolation, especially at the end of the cycle, modifying the hydraulic conductivity of the ﬁlter as a whole. Intense rainfall events demonstrated that precipitation could modify the ﬂow dynamics within the system.
Performance of a French system of vertical flow wetlands (first stage) operating with an extended feeding cycle
(2019) Trein, Camila María; García Zumalacarregui, Jorge Alejandro; De andrade Moraes, Mirene Augusta; Von Sperling, Marcos
The aim of this work was to evaluate the treatment performance in the first stage of a vertical flow constructed wetland – French system (VCW – FS) during an extended feeding period (seven days), in two parallel units, for a population equivalent around 100 inhabitants (total of 0.6 m²·p·e.−1), under Brazilian tropical climatic conditions. One of the units had a greater surface sludge deposit layer, accumulated over nine years of operation, while the other unit had its sludge removed prior to the experiments. Four intensive monitoring campaigns covering all days of the feeding cycle were undertaken and the results were compared with those obtained from the conventional monitoring. The results indicated that, as the days of the feeding cycle progressed, dissolved oxygen concentrations decreased, but was still kept at sufficiently high values for the removal of organic matter. Therefore, COD removal, although not high, remained acceptable for compliance with local discharge standards during all the period. The NH4+-N removal efficiency and NO3−-N production were larger at the beginning of the feeding cycle, as a result of the more well-established aerobic conditions, with the nitrification rate decreasing from the third day of feeding. The sludge deposit seemed to hinder the liquid percolation, especially at the end of the feeding cycle, thus affecting oxygen transfer. Due to the variability of the results along the feeding cycle, if sampling is to be done once-a-week, it is important to identify the sampling day that best represents the system's performance.