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@article{170168,
        author = {Kollu Sai Satya Mounika and Ch.Srivarma and Sai Durga devi.N},
        title = {WASTEWATER TREATMENT BY CONSTRUCTION OF WETLANDS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {6},
        pages = {3529-3537},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=170168},
        abstract = {The water quality on earth is depleted due to over-increasing human development activities that over-exploit and affect the quality and quantity of water resources. The rapid growth of development activities has resulted in the pollution of freshwater bodies due to the mixing of domestic waste, sewage, industrial waste, etc. There are many conventional methods to treat wastewater. Despite using conventional methods, there is a way to treat wastewater naturally by using constructed wetlands. The main principle of constructed wetland is Root Zone Technology. It is one of the low-cost and eco-friendly methods to treat wastewater. This treatment system is a natural method to treat domestic and industrial effluents effectively. The construction of a wetland is developed by placing a substrate of soil, sand, aggregate and additionally, a layer of coal, respectively. On the top layer, canna indica plants are planted. When the wastewater passes through the top and intermediate layers, all the suspended solids, pollutants and other nutrients will get trapped in the soil and sand and the remaining pollutants will be removed with the help of bacteria. Some physico-chemical parameters, namely Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Phosphates, Nitrate, Odour and Colour were analyzed using standard methods. The results obtained indicate that the root zone system works effectively in treating domestic wastewater and can be used for other purposes. There are many advantages to using this technology owing to its easy installation, low maintenance, economical and benefits as compared to costly conventional treatment systems. The raw waste water and treated water were collected and tested for their physico-chemical parameters.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {December},
        }