Although micro-organisms play a significant role in pollutant removal in constructed wetlands, little is known on the effect of wastewater-quality properties on microbial characteristics. In this study, two groups of integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland microcosms were applied to treat synthetic domestic wastewater and synthetic secondary effluent. The effects of wastewater-quality properties on microbial features were assessed. Results showed that higher values of microbial indicators were observed in the systems with domestic wastewater and in down-flow cells. Redundancy analysis revealed that organic matter concentration and temperature were two critical determinants influencing the microbial features.
1.Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Freshwater Ecol & Biotechnol, Inst Hydrobiol, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China 2.Yunnan Univ, Res Inst Engn & Technol, Kunming 650091, Peoples R China 3.Jiangxi Acad Environm Sci, Nanchang 330029, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
