ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Efficiencies of Nitrogen Removal
in Slope-Constructed Wetlands
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College of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, P.R. China
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College of Harbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, P.R. China
Submission date: 2020-07-24
Final revision date: 2020-09-16
Acceptance date: 2020-09-26
Online publication date: 2021-02-03
Publication date: 2021-03-08
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Guofen Hua
College of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric Power, Hohai University, China, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2021;30(3):2107-2116
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This study proposes a slope-constructed wetland that can be adapted to local conditions in
combination with landscape changes along with topography, and the influences of slope and hydraulic
load condition changes on nitrogen removal were explored. The main results were as follows.
(1) The slope-constructed wetlands showed good feasibility. The removal rate of ammonia nitrogen
was approximately 76.60%-77.79%, the removal rate of nitrate nitrogen was 54.46%-56.87%, and the
removal rate of total nitrogen was approximately 74.68%-77.16%. (2) Different slopes had their own
advantages in removing different forms of nitrogen. The steeper the slope was, the higher the removal
of ammonia nitrogen but the lower the removal of nitrate nitrogen. This finding was mainly because
with slope changes, the proportion of saturated and unsaturated areas in the slope-constructed wetland
changed, and therefore, the ratio in the nitrification zone and denitrification zone subsequently changed;
eventually, the removal efficiencies of ammonia nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen were affected.