International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences (ISSN 2226-9614)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
VOLUME 25(19) (2024)
Municipal Wastewater Characterization and Natural Treatment Using Reed Beds
Sarwah Othman Ismael1*, Kasro Kakil1, Bahar Mohammed Ahmed2, Shuokr Qarani Aziz1
1Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
2Department of Water Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Abstract
Domestic wastewater, if not correctly disposed of, is a cause of pollution for water-based bodies. The reed bed system is a sort of phytoremediation method used to remove toxins from the environment. This system has a high potential for application in the treatment of household wastewater (WW) because it has good performance as a whole, low operating and maintenance costs, and is not harmful to the environment. This research aimed to study characteristics variation of Grdarasha area WW (located in the left side of Erbil-Kirkuk main road) before and after reed beds. The reed bed system was proven to have a good efficiency in removing Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) (15. 91-71. 07) %, Total Solid (TS) (8.33-50) %, Total volatile Solid (TVS) (18.8-50) %, and chloride (2.5 – 82.98%). In furtherance of transferring oxygen from the environment, the interplay between pollutant-plants-medium-microbes is critical in pollutant removal utilizing the reed bed technique.
Keywords: Erbil municipal wastewater (EMWW), Reed Beds, Treatment, Wastewater
Full length article – PDF *Corresponding Author, e-mail: srwa_othman90@yahoo.com Doi # https://doi.org/10.62877/17-IJCBS-24-25-19-17