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Wetlands were historically neglected until it was revealed that they could be economically valuable to man. They are one of the most dynamic ecosystems in the world and have many functions for society. For example, natural wetlands provide food staples, building materials, irrigation of agricultural lands, waterways, shelter for wildlife, and a means of flood control. Constructed wetlands provide a reliable treatment technology for various types of polluted water, including industrial and agricultural wastewater, stormwater runoff, municipal sewage and landfill leachate. Both natural and constructed wetlands require careful management in order to optimally provide these functions, and this volume presents the latest results in the field of management and performance optimization of these systems. The book covers wetland science worldwide, with examples from Europe, North and South America, Asia and Africa. It will be of interest not only to ecological and environmental scientists and teachers, but also to engineers, regulators and landscape planners.

Constructed wetlands --- Sewage --- Wetland ecology --- Wetland management --- Purification --- Artificial marshes --- Artificial wetlands --- Constructed tidal marshes --- Constructed wastewater treatment wetlands --- Engineered wetlands --- Man-made wetlands --- Reed bed systems --- Wastewater wetlands --- Wetlands --- Wetlands management --- Ecosystem management --- Management --- Environmental pollution. --- Environmental management. --- Physical geography. --- Environmental sciences. --- Applied Ecology. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Environmental Management. --- Physical Geography. --- Environment, general. --- Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management. --- Ecology --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Environmental science --- Science --- Geography --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Environmental aspects --- Water pollution. --- Environment. --- Applied ecology. --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Population biology

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The book extends the knowledge on wetland ecosystem services based on the new research. The information combines the achievements gained in carbon sequestration, nutrient accumulation, macrophyte decomposition, wastewater treatment, global warming mitigation in constructed as well as natural wetlands across the globe. The book presents up-to-date results of ongoing research and the content of the book could be used by wetland scientists, researchers, engineers, designers, regulators, decision-makers, universities teachers, landscape engineers and landscape planners as well as by water authorities, water regulatory offices or wastewater treatment research institutions.

Life sciences. --- Applied ecology. --- Ecosystems. --- Water pollution. --- Life Sciences. --- Applied Ecology. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Wetland ecology. --- Nutrient cycles. --- Constructed wetlands. --- Nutrient cycling --- Wetlands ecology --- Artificial marshes --- Artificial wetlands --- Constructed tidal marshes --- Constructed wastewater treatment wetlands --- Engineered wetlands --- Man-made wetlands --- Reed bed systems --- Wastewater wetlands --- Biogeochemical cycles --- Food chains (Ecology) --- Wetlands --- Ecology --- Endangered ecosystems. --- Environmental pollution. --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Threatened ecosystems --- Biotic communities --- Nature conservation --- Environmental protection --- Environmental aspects --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Population biology

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Constructed wetlands with horizontal sub-surface flow (HF CWs) have been used for wastewater treatment for more than four decades. HF CWs are used around the world for many types of wastewater, including municipal sewage, agricultural and industrial wastewaters, runoff waters, wastewaters containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and landfill leachate. This book fills a gap in the literature by providing an extensive, worldwide overview of this treatment technology. Special attention is paid to assessing the use of this treatment technology in individual countries and treatment performance of various HF CWs with respect to major pollutants in different types of wastewater. The book provides a broad base of knowledge, including: processes occurring in wetland soils and overlying water various types of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment detailed information about design parameters, functioning, operation and maintenance, and costs of HF CWs evaluations of treatment efficiency of HF CWs under diverse conditions information on the global use of HF CWs for various types of wastewater The inclusion of case studies from over 50 countries and more than 250 colour photos that illustrate the science makes this an invaluable text. This book will be useful not only to wetland scientists, teachers, and engineers, but also to landscape planners, ecologists, wastewater-treatment designers and governmental decision-makers.

Constructed wetlands. --- Land treatment of wastewater. --- Land application of wastewater --- Soil treatment of wastewater --- Wastewater land treatment --- Wastewater renovation by land treatment --- Sewage --- Sewage disposal in the ground --- Artificial marshes --- Artificial wetlands --- Constructed tidal marshes --- Constructed wastewater treatment wetlands --- Engineered wetlands --- Man-made wetlands --- Reed bed systems --- Wastewater wetlands --- Wetlands --- Purification --- Environmental pollution. --- Waste disposal. --- Environmental sciences. --- Ecology. --- Applied Ecology. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Waste Management/Waste Technology. --- Environment, general. --- Water Quality/Water Pollution. --- Ecology --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Environmental science --- Science --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Environmental aspects --- Water pollution. --- Waste management. --- Environment. --- Water quality. --- Ecology . --- Applied ecology. --- Freshwater --- Freshwater quality --- Marine water quality --- Quality of water --- Seawater --- Seawater quality --- Water --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Quality --- Composition