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- Title
TreatmentWetland Aeration without Electricity? Lessons Learned from the First Experiment Using a Wind-Driven Air Pump.
- Authors
Boog, Johannes; Nivala, Jaime; Aubron, Thomas; Wallace, Scott; Sullivan, Christopher; van Afferden, Manfred; Müller, Roland A.
- Abstract
Aerated treatment wetlands have become an increasingly recognized technology for treating wastewaters from domestic and various industrial origins. To date, treatment wetland aeration is provided by air pumps which require access to the energy grid. The requirement for electricity increases the ecological footprint of an aerated wetland and limits the application of this technology to areas with centralized electrical infrastructure. Wind power offers another possibility as a driver for wetland aeration, but its use for this purpose has not yet been investigated. This paper reports the first experimental trial using a simple wind-driven air pump to replace the conventional electric air blowers of an aerated horizontal subsurface flow wetland. The wind-driven air pump was connected to a two-year old horizontal flow aerated wetland which had been in continuous (24 h) aeration since startup. The wind-driven aeration system functioned, however it was not specifically adapted to wetland aeration. As a result, treatment performance decreased compared to prior continuous aeration. Inconsistent wind speed at the site may have resulted in insufficient pressure within the aeration manifold, resulting in insufficient air supply to the wetland. This paper discusses the lessons learned during the experiment.
- Subjects
WETLAND management; AIR pumps; ECOLOGICAL impact; SEWAGE aeration; ELECTRIC utilities
- Publication
Water (20734441), 2016, Vol 8, Issue 11, p502
- ISSN
2073-4441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/w8110502