A subsurface flow constructed wetland was built at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Muncie, Indiana, in May, 1995. In May, 1996, this wetland was divided into two equal cells and planted with Scirpus validus vahl (softstem bulrush). Samples were collected from July 30, 1996, through October 22, 1996. This study had two objectives. The first was to determine if harvesting the aboveground biomass of the Scirpus would affect the wetland's ability to remove nitrogen from the wastewater. The second objective of this study was to determine if harvesting the bulrush twice during a growing season would substantially increase the annual biomass production. Water was collected from four locations in each cell and analyzed for organic nitrogen, ammonical nitrogen, nitrate, and total nitrogen. The concentration of each nitrogen parameter was significantly reduced between the inlet and well 1 in each cell of the wetland. There were no significant reductions in nitrogen concentration in subsequent sampling locations. There were also no significant differences between the two wetland cells. / Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/185824 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Creators | Schultz, Paul Eaton |
| Contributors | Ball State University. Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management., Siewert, Horst F. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | v, 45 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | n-us-in |
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