Root zone microbial populations, urease activities, and purification efficiency for a constructed wetland | |
LIANG Wei; WU Zhen—Bin; ZHAN Fa-Cui and DENG Jia-Qi; Liang, W, Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Environm Simulat & Pollut Control State Key Joint, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China | |
2004 | |
Source Publication | PEDOSPHERE
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Volume | 14Issue:3Pages:401-404 |
Abstract | In order to investigate the effects of microorganisms and their urease activities in macrophytic root zones on pollutant removal, four small-scale plots (SSPs) of vertical/reverse-vertical flow wetlands were set up to determine: a) the relationship between the abundance of microorganisms in the root zones and water purification efficiency; and b) the relationship between urease activities in the root zones and pollutant removal in a constructed wetland system. Total numbers of the microbial population (bacteria, fungi, and actinomyces) along with urease activities in the macrophytic root zones were determined. In addition, the relationships between microbial populations and urease activities as well as the wastewater purification efficiencies of total phosphorus (TP), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), biochemical oxygen demand in 5 days (BOD5), and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were also analyzed. The results showed that there was a highly significant positive correlation (r = 0.9772, P < 0.01) between the number of bacteria in the root zones and BOD5 removal efficiency and a significant negative correlation (r = -0.9092, P < 0.05) between the number of fungi and the removal efficiency of TKN. Meanwhile, there was a significant positive correlation (r = 0.8830, P < 0.05) between urease activities in the root zones and the removal efficiency of TKN. Thus, during wastewater treatment in a constructed wetland system, microorganism and urease activities in the root zones were very important factors. |
Keyword | Macrophytic Root Zone Microbial Population Purification Efficiency Urease Activity Wetland |
Department | Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Environm Simulat & Pollut Control State Key Joint, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China; Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Hydrobiol, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China |
Subject Area | Soil Science |
Indexed By | SCI |
WOS ID | WOS:000223068400017 |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/152342/9452 |
Collection | 期刊论文 |
Corresponding Author | Liang, W, Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Environm Simulat & Pollut Control State Key Joint, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | LIANG Wei,WU Zhen—Bin,ZHAN Fa-Cui and DENG Jia-Qi,et al. Root zone microbial populations, urease activities, and purification efficiency for a constructed wetland[J]. PEDOSPHERE,2004,14(3):401-404. |
APA | LIANG Wei,WU Zhen—Bin,ZHAN Fa-Cui and DENG Jia-Qi,&Liang, W, Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Environm Simulat & Pollut Control State Key Joint, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China.(2004).Root zone microbial populations, urease activities, and purification efficiency for a constructed wetland.PEDOSPHERE,14(3),401-404. |
MLA | LIANG Wei,et al."Root zone microbial populations, urease activities, and purification efficiency for a constructed wetland".PEDOSPHERE 14.3(2004):401-404. |
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