Table of Contents
Section-I. New research experience with microbial assemblage, vegetation, substrate materials, pollutants, and wastewater 1. An overview of conventional and new approached in CWs, 2. Biofilms assemblages and biofilm formation in constructed wetlands and their role in the performance of CWs 3. An updated overview of plant species used in CWs 4. A global scenario of new substrates utilized in CWs 5. Role of animals in the function of constructed wetland for water environment protection 6. Fate of microplastics in constructed wetlands 7. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances treatment in constructed wetlands 8. Removal of priority substances and contaminants of emerging concern in CWs. 9. Emerging new techniques and tools for monitoring and analysis in constructed wetlands 10. Constructed wetlands for the treatment of cyanotoxins 11. Constructed wetlands for removing antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes 12. Fate of metallic nanoparticles in constructed wetlands Section-II- Experience on New generation of constructed wetlands coupled with microbial electrochemical technologies 13. The emergence of constructed wetlands coupled with microbial electrochemical technology: historical development and the potential applications 14. Enhanced organic and nutrient pollutants in constructed wetlands coupled with microbial electrochemical technology 15. Large-scale implementation experience of constructed wetlands coupled with microbial electrochemical technology (METLAND system) 16. Biosensing of pollutants in constructed wetlands coupled with microbial electrochemical technology 17. Greenhouse gases emission control using constructed wetlands coupled with microbial electrochemical technology Section-III. New experiments with design, configuration, and layout 18. Modular and transportable constructed wetlands 19. Green wall and green roof constructed wetlands 20. New experiences to address the performance slowness in Constructed wetlands in a cold climate: some case studies 21. New Design and layout of floating wetlands 22. Evolution of constructed wetlands through modelling approaches 23. Stacking of multiple constructed wetlands units for enhanced treatment performance 24. Constructed wetlands based on Phytorid Technology for wastewater treatment application using lesser land footprint Section-IV. Performance Intensification of Constructed Wetlands 25. Aeration in constructed wetlands 26. Bioaugmentation in constructed wetlands for performance enhancement 27. French type CW-A way to intensify treatment performance 28. New experiences with traditional hybrid systems of two or more types of constructed wetlands 29. Hybridization of other technology with constructed wetlands for optimum performance 30. Full-scale verification of two-stage hybrid microalgal electroactive wetland-coupled anaerobic digestion-A case study 31. Biochar emended wetlands for enhanced pollutants treatment 32. New Designs and Operational strategies for intensification of treatment in CWs. Section-V. News Functions 33. Constructed wetlands in a new circular economy, resource-recovery oriented, and ecosystem services paradigm 34. Constructed wetlands as a Nature-based solution for wastewater valorization 35. A new role of wetlands in cities for water management in changing climate 36. Constructed wetland for wastewater treatment and?Salicornia?biomass production for JET fuel production 37. Secondary economic valuable functions of constructed wetlands beyond wastewater treatment
Authors
Asheesh Kumar Yadav Principal Scientist and Associate Professor, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. Asheesh Kumar Yadav is a Principal Scientist and Associate Professor at CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. He completed his doctoral study at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and postdoctoral studies at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA. Currently, he is working as Marie Curie Fellow at Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain. He is the pioneer of constructed wetlands coupled microbial Electrochemical technology (CW-MET) for energy production, wastewater treatment, and other environmental applications. He received numerous awards like Marie Curie Fellowship; Indo-American Research Professorship (American Society of Microbiology); Four times winner of Erasmus Mundus Scholar Awards for teaching and research in universities in Germany, Poland, Sweden, Portugal; Winner of VLIR scholarships of Belgium; and Nuffic fellowship of the Netherlands. Besides this, He got an adjunct faculty position at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He is interested in developing low-cost energy generating and saving wastewater treatment systems with capabilities of resource recovery. Moreover, he is invested in developing circularity and sustainability in water and wastewater treatment systems. Jan Vymazal Professor and Head of Department of Applied Ecology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague. Jan Vymazal graduated from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, the Czech Republic in 1980 and received a Ph.D. at ITC in 1985. Between 1985 and 1991 he was affiliated with Water Research Institute in Prague at the department of wastewater treatment. In 1991 Jan joined Duke University Wetland Center, North Carolina, the USA as a visiting scholar. During his stay atDuke University until 1993, he focused on the wetland plant communities in Florida Everglades. Between 1994 and 2006 Jan worked as a freelance researcher focusing mostly on constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.
In 2007, he joined the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. He is currently a professor and Head of the Department of Applied Ecology and vice-rector for research and science. Jan has authored more than 160 papers indexed in the Web of Sciences with over 11,000 citations an and H-index of 51, wrote two books and edited nine books on
natural and constructed wetlands. He is chief editor in the Ecological Engineering (Elsevier publication) journal and Editor in Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier publication). Yaqian Zhao Distinguished Professor, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, P.R China. Yaqian Zhao is an Irish Chinese, distinguished professor at the Xi'an University of Technology; distinguished professor of "Hundred Talents Program" in Shaanxi province; chair professor of "Apsaras Scholars" in Gansu province; Fellow of the International Water Association (FIWA). Prof. Yaqian Zhao's research covers a number of issues in the areas of water, wastewater, and biosolids/residual treatment engineering, with specific achievements in the areas of: (1) constructed wetland systems for wastewater treatment; (2) phosphorus removal/immobilization/adsorption and (3) waterworks sludge conditioning, dewatering and beneficial disposal/reuse. In recent years, he has developed several practical, low cost and environmentally friendly technologies for wastewater treatment. A novel constructed wetland system developed by Dr. Zhao for high strength wastewater treatment has been reported by The Irish Times (2008, 2012), ICE(UK) (2009), Water 21 (magazine of Int. Water Association) (2010), and "The Source� (IWA magazine) (2021).
Prof. Zhao is a highly active researcher at an international level with over 400 research papers published in refereed journals, book contributions, and international conferences. He has been invited to deliver over 100 lectures at international conferences, research seminars, universities, and research organizations internationally (including Cambridge University, Edinburgh University, UK, etc.). Dr. Zhao is a journal founder member and 9 journal editorial board members as well as 57 journal reviewers. He has solely supervised 4 Postdocs and 15 Ph.D. and several Master's students since 2004. Due to Prof. Zhao's significant academic contribution to water science and technology, he has been elected as a Fellow of IWA (International Water Association) in 2016. In 2021, he received the "Shamrock Environmental Awards� in Ireland. Pratiksha Srivastava Mckenzie Research Fellow, Chemical Engineering Department, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Dr Pratiksha Srivastava is currently a Postdoctoral fellow at Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain. She did her Ph.D. studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia. She has a large number of publications in the domain METs. Her main focus is on high-rate wastewater treatment using METs. She is among the pioneer who developed electrode-dependent anaerobic ammonium oxidation in Constructed wetlands coupled with microbial electrochemical technology. The work has gained considerable attention among scientists. Based on her significant contribution to sustainability research, she received the prestigious Green Talent award from the German Federal Ministry in 2017. She is also a recipient of the Nuffic fellowship, the Netherlands, and many other competitive grants and national and international levels.
