The role of constructed wetlands for biomass production within the water-soil-waste nexus

C. T. Avellan; R. Ardakanian; P. Gremillion

doi:10.2166/wst.2017.106

The role of constructed wetlands for biomass production within the water-soil-waste nexus

C. T. Avellan, R. Ardakanian, P. Gremillion

Civil Engineering, Construction Management and Environmental Engineering

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Abstract

In addition to playing a role in offering safe sanitation in decentralized settings, shelter for biodiversity, and cleansing of polluted sites, constructed wetlands also produce biomass that can be harvested and utilized for the production of fodder and fuel. Biomass for human consumption comes in food form for direct use, as fodder for livestock, and as semi-woody biomass for fueling purposes, for either heating and cooking or for the production of biogas and/or biofuel. Against the backdrop of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, the United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources was mandated to pay critical attention to the interconnections of the underlying resources, namely, water, soil, and waste.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2237-2245
Number of pages	9
Journal	Water Science and Technology
Volume	75
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.106
State	Published - May 2017

Keywords

Bioenergy
Biogas
Constructed wetlands
Resources-oriented sanitation
Wastewater treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
Water Science and Technology

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Avellan, C. T., Ardakanian, R., & Gremillion, P. (2017). The role of constructed wetlands for biomass production within the water-soil-waste nexus. Water Science and Technology, 75(10), 2237-2245. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.106

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