doi: 10.7763/IJCEA.2010.V1.47
Application of Vegetated Constructed Wetland with Different Filter Media for Removal of Ammoniacal Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus in Landfill Leachate
Ahmad Md Noor1
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- 1School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
- 2School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
- 3School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
Abstract
Performance of vegetated horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetland was evaluated for the removal of ammoniacal nitrogen (AN), total reactive phosphorus (TRP), and soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) from landfill leachate. Four reactors were used, namely RI (granite without vegetation), RII, and RIII which consists of granite and gravel with different sizes respectively and RIV contained sand and 67.5 L of charcoal. RII, RIII, and RIV were planted with cattails. The leachate obtained from the site of Pulau Burung Sanitary Landfill, Penang was introduced into RI at flow rate of 18 mL/min which was continuous to flow through another three reactors. The leachate was analyzed for AN, TRP, and SRP before and after the treatment in each reactor by standard methods. The overall average removal efficiency of AN, TRP, and SRP were 86.7, 86.2, and 90.0%, respectively. Reactor IV performed the best for removal of all the parameter studies.
Keywords
- Ammoniacal nitrogen
- landfill leachate
- total phosphorus
- vegetated constructed wetland
How to Cite
Ahmad Md Noor, Lim Chin Shiam, Fong Wai Hong, Suryani Soetardjo, and H.P.S. Abdul Khalil, "Application of Vegetated Constructed Wetland with Different Filter Media for Removal of Ammoniacal Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus in Landfill Leachate," International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 270-275, 2010. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJCEA.2010.V1.47
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Copyright © 2010 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
