A5076394428- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- International Environmental Law and Policies
- Plant responses to water stress
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Potato Plant Research
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
University of Catania
2014-2025
University of Reggio Calabria
2015
This paper presents the results of an experiment carried out in Southern Italy (Sicily) on estimation evapotranspiration (ET) pilot constructed wetlands planted with different species (Chrysopogon zizanioides, Myscanthus x giganteus, Arundo donax, Phragmites australis, and Cyperus papyrus). In two monitored growing seasons, reference ET0 was calculated Penman-Monteith formula, while actual ET crop coefficients were measured through a water balance FAO 56 approach, respectively. The highest...
This paper reports a study on the performance of multistage constructed wetland (CW) system adopted for winery wastewater and analysis its suitability irrigation reuse. The CW treats about 3 m3·day−1 produced by small located in Sicily (insular Italy). Wastewater samples were collected at inlet outlet physical–chemical microbiological quality characterization. efficiency was evaluated basis water improvement achievement Italian EU reuse regulation limits. showed Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)...
In the agri-food sector, Life Cycle Assessment method (LCA) is used to evaluate environmental impact of a product. Within products, wine among most analysed not only for its economic importance but also activity. The paper aims identify main trends in sector revolving around evaluation using LCA academic literature. aim investigate literature on life cycle assessment analysis grape and production through systematic grouping papers into clusters research. So, purpose discuss gaps insights...
Groundwater is one of the major sources water supply for human needs. But anthropic activities such as agriculture are causing significant volume depletion and quality deterioration, favoring microbial contamination that has a negative impact on health. The geological characteristics ground can influence transport microorganisms, especially if made permeable rock. Furthermore, irrigation with untreated or partially treated wastewater represent an additional health risk due to potential...
The transport of pathogens through rocks is often regarded as negligible unless there are fractures in the medium. However, sedimentary may have a porosity that allows migration even when they unfractured.In this work, we investigated behavior several (namely Escherichia coli and Enterococci faecalis) porous rock made 98.5 wt.% calcite (CaCO3), hydraulic conductivity 6·10−6 m/s, 0.43. Core flooding experiments were performed under variable head conditions, ensuring full...
Sustainability issues have driven academic researchers towards the definition of methodological tools to assess impacts derived from products and services make them more ecologically friendly, economically profitable socially suitable, whose results be clear understandable a broad public.In evaluation complex socio-environmental systems, like agricultural ones, uncertainty often arises quality decision processes can high concern.This paper presents conceptual framework an Italian research...
The use of citrus waste (peel, CW) as organic fertilizer was investigated on soil microbiota and physico-chemical hydraulic characteristics. biotic components CW the effect nutritional status, leaf chlorophyll content, fruit set production “Tarocco” orange trees were also identified. supplied to an experimental orchard at different doses: 45 kg m−2 (with without Ca(OH)2 addition) 90 m−2. study conducted in three consecutive years (2015–2017) 20-year old farm University Catania (Italy). main...
AbstractThis study evaluates the treatment efficiency of a chemical-free water for treating secondary effluent municipal wastewater plant with aim reusing agriculture. Urban was treated by three units run in series: full-scale horizontal sub-surface flow constructed wetland, small pond an ultrasound (US) system and UV device. The evaluated terms Italian limits irrigation reuse, quality improvement (removal percentage) algae bloom control. tolerable infection risk, associated use wastewaters...
This article reports the results of evapotranspiration (ET) experiments carried out in Southern Italy (Sicily) a pilot-scale constructed wetland (CW) made combination vegetated (Phragmites australis) and unvegetated sub-surface flow beds. Domestic wastewater from conventional treatment plant was used to fill Microclimate data gathered an automatic weather station close experimental plant. From June November 2009 April 2010, ET values were measured as amount water needed restore initial...
The paper reports the results of an investigation on a H-SSF constructed wetland for tertiary treatment in small community located eastern Sicily, Italy. system is designed to reuse wastewater irrigation olive orchards covering about 150 hectares. From March 2001 September 2005, samples were collected and following chemical-physical parameters determined according Standard Methods: temperature, pH, EC, DO, TSS (105degrees C), BOD5, COD, TN, TP. microbiological also evaluated: total...
This work focuses on the performance evaluation of two full-scale horizontal suburface flow constructed wetlands (H-SSF CWs) working in parallel, which have an almost equal surface area (about 2,000 m2) but with different operational lives: 8 and 3 years. Both H-SSF CWs, located Southern Italy (Sicily), are used for tertiary treatment effluent a conventional wastewater plant. study evaluates compares CW efficiency both terms water quality improvement (removal percentage) achievement Italian...
The aim of this study was to evaluate biomass production promising ‘no-food’ energy crops, Vetiveria zizanoides (L.) Nash, Miscanthus × giganteus Greef et Deu. and Arundo donax (L.), irrigated with low quality water at different evapotranspiration restitutions. Two horizontal subsurface flow (H-SSF) constructed wetland (CW) beds, operation life (12 6 years), were used treat secondary municipal wastewaters for crop irrigation. Water chemical, physical microbiological parameters as well plant...
Abstract The overall efficiency of a pilot-scale hybrid constructed wetland (H-CW), located on retail store's parking area in Eastern Sicily, for alternative treatment stormwater runoff and sequential batch reactor (SBR) effluent was evaluated. Experimental activities were focused system performances, including wastewater (WW) quality hydraulic monitoring. System design, macrophyte growth seasonal factors influenced the pilot plant performance. Very high removal microbial indicators reported...