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  • Nutrient uptake by constructed floating wetland plants during the construction phase of an urban residential development

    Author(s)
    Schwammberger, PF
    Lucke, T
    Walker, C
    Trueman, SJ
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Trueman, Stephen J.
    Year published
    2019
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    Abstract
    This study investigated plant growth, nutrient partitioning and total nutrient uptake by tall sedge (Carex appressa) plants in two large-scale Constructed Floating Wetlands (CFW1 and CFW2). These CFWs were installed to treat stormwater runoff discharging into a newly-constructed 2.6-ha lake during the construction phase of a 45-ha residential development. Nutrient concentrations of C. appressa shoot above the mat, biomass within the mat, and roots below the mat were analysed 0, 12 and 16 months after planting. Extensive root growth was evident after 12 and 16 months. Some nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur) were ...
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    This study investigated plant growth, nutrient partitioning and total nutrient uptake by tall sedge (Carex appressa) plants in two large-scale Constructed Floating Wetlands (CFW1 and CFW2). These CFWs were installed to treat stormwater runoff discharging into a newly-constructed 2.6-ha lake during the construction phase of a 45-ha residential development. Nutrient concentrations of C. appressa shoot above the mat, biomass within the mat, and roots below the mat were analysed 0, 12 and 16 months after planting. Extensive root growth was evident after 12 and 16 months. Some nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur) were distributed almost evenly among the above-, within-, and below-mat components, while others (aluminium, copper, iron, manganese) were concentrated in or on the roots. Given the low concentrations of nutrients within the water column, large amounts of nutrients were removed from stormwater by the plants. Total nitrogen uptake was 20.20 ± 2.88 kg in CFW1 and 15.00 ± 2.07 kg in CFW2 over the 16-month study period. Total potassium uptake was 12.59 ± 1.64 kg in CFW1 and 7.20 ± 1.56 kg in CFW2. Phosphorus uptake was low as a consequence of low phosphorus availability in the water. High aluminium, iron and manganese concentrations were found in the roots, demonstrating that C. appressa removed and sequestered large quantities of these water pollutants from urban stormwater runoff. For example, total aluminium uptake was 7.82 ± 1.73 kg in CFW1 and 5.62 ± 0.75 kg in CFW2. This study demonstrated multiple benefits of CFWs for stormwater treatment in the early stages of an urban development.
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    Journal Title
    Science of the Total Environment
    Volume
    677
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.341
    Subject
    Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
    Environmental rehabilitation and restoration
    Environmental management
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/385510
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