Project

The use of plant-based systems for the detection and treatment of comibned sewer overflows

Code

31519207

Duration

01 January 2007 → 31 December 2009

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Filip Tack

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Inorganic chemistry
- Sustainable chemistry
- Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution
- Environmental science and management
Engineering and technology
- Sustainable and environmental engineering

Keywords

combined sewer overflows removal of pollutants wetlands

Project description

The research focuses on the surface flow beds and retention basins with floating macrophyte mats in Flanders for the treatment of combined sewer overflows. The removal of suspended solids, organic load, nutrients and metals will be studied. Analyses of influent and effluent allow to evaluate the performance of the systems. Simulataneously the contribution of different removal processes will be studied.