Description
Book SynopsisTreatment Marshes for Runoff and Polishing represents the most comprehensive and up-date-date resource for the design, construction, and operation of marsh treatment systems.
This new edition represents a complete rewrite of the surface flow sections of previous editions of Treatment Wetlands. It is based on the performance hundreds of treatment marshes over the past 40 years. Treatment Marshes focuses on urban and agricultural runoff, river and lake water improvement, and highly treated municipal effluents.
New information from the past dozen years is used to improve data interpretation and design concepts. Topics included in this book are
- Diversity of marsh vegetation
- Analyses of the human use of treatment marshes
- New concepts of underground processes and functions
- Spectrum of marsh values spanning mitigation, restoration, enhancement, and water quality improvement
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Hydrology Chapter 3 Surface Water Movement Chapter 4 The Marsh Underground Chapter 5 Microbial and Plant Communities Chapter 6 Energy Flows and Temperature Chapter 7 Representing Treatment Performance Chapter 8 Suspended Solids Chapter 9 Nitrogen Chapter 10 Phosphorus Chapter 11 Event-Driven Systems Chapter 12 Ancillary Substances Chapter 13 Trace Metals Chapter 14 Trace Organics Chapter 15 Ecological Perspective Chapter 16 Footprints and Performance Chapter 17 Interior Design and Construction Chapter 18 Management, Operations, and Maintenance Chapter 19 Economics
