A5049690050- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
- Urban Planning and Landscape Design
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
- Plant responses to water stress
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
Polytechnic University of Turin
2012-2022
University of Lisbon
2022
University of the Aegean
2022
This paper describes a pilot installation of green wall treating greywater from an office building in Pune, Maharashtra State (NaWaTech project). The is located at the main entrance state agency responsible for water supply and sanitation. experimental analysis two phases. First phase analysed results walls filled only with LECA® (lightweight expanded clay aggregate). Since first were not satisfactory, second was developed. In phase, LECA plus sand coconut fibres tested as porous media order...
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have been proven to effectively mitigate and solve resource depletion climate-related challenges in urban areas. The COST (Cooperation Science Technology) Action CA17133 entitled “Implementing nature-based solutions for building a resourceful circular city” has established seven circularity (UCC) that can be addressed with NBS. This paper presents the outcomes of five elucidation workshops more than 20 European experts from different backgrounds. These...
This study focuses on the use of climbing ornamentals and ornamental plants for greywater treatment in vertical flow constructed wetlands. Different design parameters, such as substrate (sand or vermiculite), saturation zone, plant species (Trachelospermum jasminoides, Lonicera japonica, Callistemon laevis) were evaluated optimal removal studied pollutants. Results revealed that, regarding tested substrates, sand with without zone presented significantly higher rates turbidity (94 ± 5 %)...
Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) constitute nowadays a major environmental concern, representing one of the main untreated sources pollution for receiving water bodies. Additional, in recent years, frequency and intensity CSOs have increased due to growing urbanisation climate change. Although there is no single effective strategy, most promising approaches control treatment can be found nature-based solutions (NBS), such as constructed wetlands (CWs). Despite demonstrated potential CWs treat...
Urban areas face challenges with water scarcity, and the use of non-conventional resources for uses not requiring potable quality is being promoted more by governments international agencies. However, resources, such as rainwater greywater, need to be treated before avoid health risks possible nuisance (smell, bacteria algae proliferation in storage tanks, etc.). This study aimed at demonstrating feasibility a system reusing greywater toilet flushing, relying on nature-based treatment...
Water management in urban areas is challenged by climate change and increasing population, the reduction of water consumption becoming a major issue. Thus, domestic greywater (GW) can be valuable source for non-potable purposes, coupled with benefits provided nature-based treatment approach. In this context, green walls have been proposed GW local reuse, hence coupling advantage reuse The amount available linked occupancy habits inhabitants, but there still limited knowledge on impact...
According to the European Research and Innovation Policy Agenda, nature-based solutions (NBSs) are key technologies improve sustainability of urban areas. Among NBSs, green walls have been recently studied for several applications, among others treatment lowly polluted wastewater flows as greywater (GW, e.g. domestic excluding toilet flushes). This work is aimed at evaluation influence four additives (compost, biochar, granular activated carbon, polyacrylate) mixed with a base filter medium...
The treatment of greywater (GW, wastewater share excluding toilet flush) through green walls can be beneficial for urban areas, favouring the diffusion vegetation and reducing potable water consumption. Multiple challenges hinder performance walls, including composition filtering material, number levels—i.e., rows—and age system. This study investigated graphene as an additive (5%v) to a medium made coconut fibre, perlite biochar in open-air wall with pots arranged into three levels. GW was...
Nature-based solutions, such as Constructed Wetlands (CWs), for the treatment of industrial wastewater can be more efficiently operated making use online monitored parameters inlet/outlet flows and concentrations specific substances. The present study compares different datasets acquired in a two-and-a-half-year-long period by normal laboratory methods also from COD/BOD sensor installed at winery CWs plant Tuscany, Italy. CW (WWTP) is composed of: equalization tank (70 m3); French Reed Bed...
Graywater (GW), i.e., the portion of household wastewater that excludes toilet flushes, is an interesting type because it requires only mild treatment. Green walls have been proposed as example a nature-based solution for GW treatment due to low energy requirement and high ecological/societal benefits; however, indications about their performances remain limited. This work presents experimental results laboratory modular green wall Experiments performed outdoors during winter season three...