Pilot Constructed Treatment Wetland for Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater - Performance, Processes Implications for Nzoia River, Kenya, Unesco

List of contents

1. General Introduction; 2. Quality of treated wastewater of Pan African Paper Mills (E.A) Ltd; 3. The design, hydrology and flow characteristics of the pilot-scale constructed wetland; 4. Plant growth and nutrient removal efficacy; 5. The efficacy of the constructed wetland in removing organic matter and suspended solids; 6. Phenol removal: efficiency, processes and implications; 7. Discussion, conclusions and outlook

About the author

Margaret Akinyi Abira

Summary

Gives insight into the performance of a constructed treatment wetland receiving pulp and paper mill waste water in the tropics. This study concludes that integrating a full-scale wetland, as a tertiary stage with existing treatment ponds would significantly improve the quality of water in River Nzoia in Kenya downstream of the effluent discharge.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Akinyi Abira, Abira Margaret Akinyi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138459496
• ISBN: 978-1-138-45949-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Waste Management, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Limnology, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps, Kenya, Freshwater biology, Wetlands, Swamps, Fens, Sanitary and municipal engineering, Sanitary & municipal engineering