Interaction of reed litter and biochar presences on performances of constructed wetlands

Zhou，Tongtong1,2,3; Hu，Weifeng1,2,4; Lai，Derrick Y.F.3; Yin，Gege1,2; Ren，Dong5; Guo，Zhilin1,2; Zheng，Yan1,2; Wang，Junjian1,2

2024-05-01

10.1016/j.watres.2024.121387

Water Research   影响因子和分区

0043-1354

1879-2448

Constructed wetlands (CWs) are frequently used for effective biological treatment of nitrogen-rich wastewater with external carbon source addition; however, these approaches often neglect the interaction between plant litter and biochar in biochar-amended CW environments. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive study to assess the impacts of single or combined addition of common reed litter and reed biochar (pyrolyzed at 300 and 500 °C) on nitrogen removal, greenhouse gas emission, dissolved organic matter (DOM) dynamics, and microbial activity. The results showed that combined addition of reed litter and biochar to CWs significantly improved nitrate and total nitrogen removal compared with biochar addition alone. Compared to those without reed litter addition, CWs with reed litter addition had more low-molecular-weight and less aromatic DOM and more protein-like fluorescent DOM, which favored the enrichment of bacteria associated with denitrification. The improved nitrogen removal could be attributed to increases in denitrifying microbes and the relative abundance of functional denitrification genes with litter addition. Moreover, the combined addition of reed litter and 300 °C-heated biochar significantly decreased nitrous oxide (30.7 %) and methane (43.9 %) compared to reed litter addition alone, while the combined addition of reed litter and 500 °C-heated biochar did not. This study demonstrated that the presences of reed litter and biochar in CWs could achieve both high microbial nitrogen removal and relatively low greenhouse gas emissions.

Carbon sources Constructed wetlands Dissolved organic matter Microbial community Nitrogen

SCI ; EI

英语

第一 ; 通讯

ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY

2-s2.0-85186957845

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1.Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control,School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,Guangdong,518055,China
2.State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control,School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,Guangdong,518055,China
3.Department of Geography and Resource Management,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Shatin,N.T.,Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,Hong Kong
4.College of Geography and Environmental Science,Northwest Normal University,Lanzhou,730070,China
5.College of Environmental Science and Engineering,China West Normal University,Nanchong,637009,China

Zhou，Tongtong,Hu，Weifeng,Lai，Derrick Y.F.,et al. Interaction of reed litter and biochar presences on performances of constructed wetlands[J]. Water Research,2024,254.

Zhou，Tongtong.,Hu，Weifeng.,Lai，Derrick Y.F..,Yin，Gege.,Ren，Dong.,...&Wang，Junjian.(2024).Interaction of reed litter and biochar presences on performances of constructed wetlands.Water Research,254.

Zhou，Tongtong,et al."Interaction of reed litter and biochar presences on performances of constructed wetlands".Water Research 254(2024).