Subject: Re: Experimental Horticulture

From: [email-masked] (John W. LeBlanc)
Date: 3 Nov 1994 20:54:18 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked]
(ANDREW SINGER ) wrote:

> I am interested if anyone knows of any universities/government agencies 
> or private institutions that are experimenting with the idea of using a 
> select grouping of plants to extract "environmentally harmful" substances 
> from human originated wastewater.    

A very quick search revealed these references to Artificial Wetlands for
treating wastewater. I'm sure there are many more.

1. VANOOSTROM AJ; RUSSELL JM.
     DENITRIFICATION IN CONSTRUCTED WASTEWATER WETLANDS RECEIVING HIGH
   CONCENTRATIONS OF NITRATE.
     WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1994, V29 N4:7-14.

2. VINCENT G.
     USE OF ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF RECREATIONAL WASTEWATER.
     WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1994, V29 N4:67-70.

3. HATANO K; FREDERICK DJ; MOORE JA.
     MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS USED FOR TREATING PULP MILL
   WASTEWATER.
     WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1994, V29 N4:233-239.

4. FREDERICK PC; MCGEHEE SM.
     WADING BIRD USE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT WETLANDS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, USA.
     COLONIAL WATERBIRDS, 1994, V17 N1:50-59.

5. JENSSEN PD; MAEHLUM T; KROGSTAD T.
     POTENTIAL USE OF CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN NORTHERN
   ENVIRONMENTS.
     WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1993, V28 N10:149-157.

6. KNIGHT RL.
     OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
     TAPPI JOURNAL, 1993 JAN, V76 N1:109-112.

7. GEARHEART RA.
     USE OF CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS TO TREAT DOMESTIC WASTEWATER, CITY OF ARCATA,
   CALIFORNIA.
     WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1992, V26 N7-8:1625-1637.
     Pub type:  Review.

8. HAUCK RD.
     TREATING WASTEWATER IN CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS.
     BIOCYCLE, 1992 SEP, V33 N9:72-72.

9. BHAMIDIMARRI R; SHILTON A; ARMSTRONG I; JACOBSON P; and others.
     CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - THE NEW-ZEALAND
   EXPERIENCE.
     WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1991, V24 N5:247-253.

10. REED SC.
      CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
      BIOCYCLE, 1991 JAN, V32 N1:44-49.

11. PRIDE RE; NOHRSTEDT JS; BENEFIELD LD.
      UTILIZATION OF CREATED WETLANDS TO UPGRADE SMALL MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
    TREATMENT SYSTEMS.
      WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, 1990 APR, V50 N3-4:371-385.

12. BREEN PF.
      A MASS BALANCE METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL OF ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS
    FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
      WATER RESEARCH, 1990 JUN, V24 N6:689-697.

13. KADLEC RH; BEVIS FB.
      WETLANDS AND WASTEWATER - KINROSS, MICHIGAN.
      WETLANDS, 1990 JUN, V10 N1:77-92.

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 4 Nov 94 21:20:59 -0500

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Jena B) writes:
> ANDREW SINGER ([email-masked]) wrote:
> : I am interested if anyone knows of any universities/government agencies 
> : or private institutions that are experimenting with the idea of using a 
> : select grouping of plants to extract "environmentally harmful" substances 
> : from human originated wastewater.    I have had some leads in the fields 
> : of golf courses, which treat the runoff water in a manmade wetland 
> : environment, but I would like to know if there are any formal studies 
> : going on anywhere.  Thank you for your help!
> 
> : Andrew 
> : Seattle, WA
> Andrew,
> Call your local county extension office, listed in the phone book 
> under county government.  If anyone knows, I suspect they would.

I know that there has been a similar experiment in Iowa... Try the
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, in Des Moines.  The area was a 
(created?) cattail marsh being used as a tertiary or quaternary
sewage treatment.

Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI

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From: [email-masked] (Jena B)
Date: 3 Nov 1994 19:25:56 GMT

: Andrew 
: Seattle, WA
Andrew,

--
Jena Buttimer
[email-masked]

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From: Sean O'Hara <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 94 11:52:45 PDT

> From: [email-masked] (ANDREW SINGER )
> Newsgroups: rec.gardens
> Subject: Experimental Horticulture
> Date: 3 Nov 1994 03:08:39 GMT
> 
> from human originated wastewater.    I have had some leads in the fields 
> of golf courses, which treat the runoff water in a manmade wetland 
> environment, but I would like to know if there are any formal studies 
> going on anywhere.  Thank you for your help!
> 
> Andrew 
> Seattle, WA

Andrew - 

I believe it is in Arcata, California (near Eureka) that they have a working
waste treatment 'marsh' that emptied into the Pacific Ocean.  If I remember
correctly, the water exiting the marsh is far more pure than most waste
treatment plants produce.  I'm sure if you called the University there
(Humbolt State, I think), they could tell you all about it.

Anyone in the Northwest who can add more info?

           Sean A. O'Hara, 710 Jean St., Oakland, Ca. 94610-1459
               [email-masked] or [email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (ANDREW SINGER )
Date: 3 Nov 1994 03:08:39 GMT

Andrew 
Seattle, WA