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Based on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of reject waters (RWC) generated during dewatering of digested sewage sludge on centrifuges in conventional WWTP and municipal landfill leachate (LL), the pilot constructed wetlands for treatment of both types wastewater were designed and built. In the paper the conception, design and assumed treatment efficiencies of the pilot plants are presented. The water balance of the pilot treatment wetlands is presented and potential implications of water losses through evapotranspiration in case of treating wastewater with high concentrations of pollutants are discussed. Preliminary treatment results, obtained during the start-up period, showed good treatment effectiveness of BOD (74% for RWC and 84.5% for LL), while the effectiveness of ammonia nitrogen removal was below 20% for LL and from 48 to 59% for RWC.
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Funding support from the EEA Financial Mechanism (PL 0085) and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland (E007/P01/2007/01) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors are indebted to SNG Saur Neptun Gdansk and ELWOZ for the permission to build pilot LL and RWC treating wetlands, and for allowing them to do research in WWTP in Gdansk and Municipal Landfill in Chlewnica.
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Obarska-Pemkowiak, H., Gajewska, M., Wojciechowska, E. (2010). Application of Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands for Highly Contaminated Wastewater Treatment: Preliminary Results. In: Vymazal, J. (eds) Water and Nutrient Management in Natural and Constructed Wetlands. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9585-5_4
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